Once she realizes you won't join and she can't get married in the temple, then I suspect everything will be over. In her letter to herself as a young doctor, Dr. A forum for ex-mormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the Mormon church. But there are many people on here who truly devoutly believed in Mormonism and broke free. I know after residency he would choose a flexible job which would allow for the most family time. In fact, your GF is probably one of the countless Mormon women who get married only to find out they have zero sex drive because of what they learned growing up. I am struggling to find an answer to this question for several reasons.
How the Book of Mormon was translated using a sacred rock. And if you do belong to a ward full of cretins, you must do everyone a favor and just ignore them until they go extinct. I loved being single, and I love dating him now, but demanding rotations are giving me an idea of what his surgical residency will be like except that I know it will be x I have spent hours and hours and hours on blogs like these, trying to understand if it will be worth it-- worth the very real possibility of losing my identity, of boxing myself in career-wise, of never being in control of where I live, of a thousand lonely nights. Also, as Joanna points out, men and women already inhabit a separate culture. The big one is that under Mormon theology both of you must be believing, fully active members to live together in the afterlife. There are other rewards, like him being available during the week or on odd days when other dads aren't, and knowing that we don't have to struggle financially as many of our friends do in this tough economy. If I catch you in the back seat trying to pick her locks, I'm going to send you back to mother in a card board box. Tell her that you want your relationship with her, and her relationship with your children together to be separate from her religion with her god. I think I handle the lonliness a little better than most because I was an only child and like having my alone time.
That's just too high a price to pay. You would be her back up plan in case she can't find a guy who is a returned missionary, preferably from a prominent LDS family. Her dad is a bishop Oh, I should clarify we're both in our late 20s and living independently from parents. I got married to a Mormon woman. Initially I thought he would join the church and life would get back on the only track I knew. But I do still largely consider us an interfaith couple. Even if she does, you'll be the reason in her family's eyes. Not one little bit. There's a ton of crazy in what we were taught all our lives.
On the other hand, if you believe God is bigger than we can imagine, and is not constrained by religious dogma, you have as good a chance as any at a happy, thriving relationship. She probably has not studied the real truths behind Mormonism and thinks her beliefs are the only way to become a God while living eternally with family in the life hereafter. In addition to your religious leaders, there are counselors who specialize in interfaith couples.
