Finding a person with whom your wavelength matches, and around whom you feel you can just be yourself, talk about anything, and not be worried about being judged, is not as easy as the romantic movies and TV soaps make it out to be. They're hidden pretty deep on LDS. This woman has already given two full years fully devoted to the institution without question. Still, I would be interested to hear your perspective and that of your readers. You will only have a happy relationship if either you both believe in the Mormon Church, or both do not believe. It is much easier for the Holy Ghost to influence good people. I still feel enriched by the contrasts, but in the important things, we have largely come together.
I'd suggest taking issue with things that specifically bug you the most. I need suggestions to handld the neurotic behavior, ocd, and opinions. I am willing to add his religious observances to our worship as a couple and as a family, but should I also be willing to give up some of my participation in my own faith в for example by attending the temple or Sunday services slightly less often in order to spend more time as an entire family. And a YW leader feels soory for my daughter who is growing up in a home without the priesthood. Men and women must be willing to accept what they know to be true.
Why not ask him where he wants the relationship to go. The first key question to as is: If the answer is yes then the relationship sounds like it's doomed. She's really attractive, too. First and most importantly, I see major trust issues in your future if you both think the other is brainwashed. Hello, my boyfriend is in his second year of residency for Emergency Medicine, and we live together. Is he aware that if your children are faithful members of the church they might end of marrying in the temple and he would not be allowed to attend the ceremony. I gave her a piece of my mind as my home is much happier and healthy now then when I was married to my x. No one should feel excluded from the House of the Lord.
Keep me posted, please. But life is long and eternal and all righteous people will choose the right at the end. Marriage to the wrong person is extremely difficult. That settles it for me. I am a non-Mormon woman married to a Mormon manвwhich seems to be a less common scenario in the LDS world. The important thing is whether or not your spouse will support you in your endevours to live your religion. Right now she won't even watch a movie. She's likely openly telling her family that it's okay he's not Mormon because she's going to get him baptized.