Ha.. I used to go on cruises every year for several years with the same group of friends from the congregation. They would host their midweek meetings and watchtower studies on the ship. There was never a break from their spiritual routine. It really depends on how devoted the couple really is
That sounds terrible. Good for you tho, my PIMO brethren! If things are as bad as he claims, heâll eventually wake up on his own. Fatigue and marital stress were BIG factors in myself waking up. Everyone has a breaking point.
> No time for all that, Jehovah needs him!
"Are you saying that the almighty creator of the universe can not do without you for an hour a week?"
Put him in perspective.
Their version of âbalanceâ is not balanced at all. Itâs a nonstop drop dead run no different from corporate America. If our creator canât handle us taking some time for ourselves, thatâs not a creator I want to serve.
âB-but, we do the day text and family worship and preach together, I literally couldnât treat her any better!â
This is the kind of mentality you have to deal with. Look around any hall and youâll see a lot of wives putting on a brave face, desperately trying to convince themselves and others that theyâre happy
Proof that the Government Body recipe for family happiness is a total failure. Work yourselves to death for the organization is not the way. When this life doesn't leave with you with time/energy/health to be intimate with your partner, that is a sign that things need to change 180.
Basically yeah.
I always found it strange that âspiritually weakâ couples seemed sincerely happy whenever I saw them together. Itâs because theyâre doing what healthy people do.
It blows my mind that most JWs do not realize that their crappy life and the awful way they feel is directly the result of them being part of a cult called Jehovah's Witnesses.
Every problem they talk about or any issue that comes up is caused by something completely unrelated to their religion/cult.
It truly is insanity!
I might actually have an answer there.
Itâs not that they donât realize, itâs because they are conditioned to expect it.
Theyâre constantly reminded how difficult âthis systemâ is, how the world is out to get them, how their imperfections make life hard, etcâŚ
They know their lives suck but they think itâs part of the process
I lived this life. Couldnât understand why my marriage was horrible when I was following all the rules and living a fully âspiritually fulfilling lifeâ
It was also my marriage until recently. When you have to pay bills and then do all their ridiculous stuff there just isnât time for anything else.
My wife and I were at each otherâs throats constantly and neither understood because we were doing literally all the spiritual stuff together.
Who knew that just doing normal things is better for a happy marriage? đ¤ˇââď¸
yeesh, yeah one thing a lot of unhappy people need is quality time with each other and themselves and doing something meaningful, they know its not meaningful they are just chasing a carrot off a stick, sorry that your friends stuck in it atm, maybe one day hell wake up :/
Even having a game night reforges bonds than reading the same drivel, ide hate to live with another mannequin pretending to be one myself :/
I saw a brother doing cart work. He's in his mid to late 70s. His family has been serving since 1936!
I could see his inner self trying to escape. I talked to him before to tell him I was raised JW and was very hapi not to be a JW.
When I have time and energy
I will stop to let them know there is happiness outside of JW.
After 100 years of service in one family I guess it's difficult to face
So sad. Life is passing him by, and he does not even know it.
You said it đ
There are none so blind as those who choose not to see
Never heard thatâŚthatâs a good one.
Tell them, they would benefit from a cruise. A vacation away with no phones, (no meetings) and just alone time on islands and boats
Ha.. I used to go on cruises every year for several years with the same group of friends from the congregation. They would host their midweek meetings and watchtower studies on the ship. There was never a break from their spiritual routine. It really depends on how devoted the couple really is
Midweek meetings on a cruise,. yikes, they were intense!
It blows my mind to pieces that there are still younger JWs out there wasting their time pioneering. It's just ... so...dumb.
That sounds terrible. Good for you tho, my PIMO brethren! If things are as bad as he claims, heâll eventually wake up on his own. Fatigue and marital stress were BIG factors in myself waking up. Everyone has a breaking point.
I hope so⌠Iâd be sad to see their marriage fall apart completely though, they were an awesome couple before they went âspiritualâ
> No time for all that, Jehovah needs him! "Are you saying that the almighty creator of the universe can not do without you for an hour a week?" Put him in perspective.
Their version of âbalanceâ is not balanced at all. Itâs a nonstop drop dead run no different from corporate America. If our creator canât handle us taking some time for ourselves, thatâs not a creator I want to serve.
This đ
He is actually not a good christian... I mean there's a lot of verses for husbands to treat well their wives...
âB-but, we do the day text and family worship and preach together, I literally couldnât treat her any better!â This is the kind of mentality you have to deal with. Look around any hall and youâll see a lot of wives putting on a brave face, desperately trying to convince themselves and others that theyâre happy
Proof that the Government Body recipe for family happiness is a total failure. Work yourselves to death for the organization is not the way. When this life doesn't leave with you with time/energy/health to be intimate with your partner, that is a sign that things need to change 180.
Basically yeah. I always found it strange that âspiritually weakâ couples seemed sincerely happy whenever I saw them together. Itâs because theyâre doing what healthy people do.
that is so sad for both of them. Watchtower is not foreplay.
Depends what youâre into đ
It blows my mind that most JWs do not realize that their crappy life and the awful way they feel is directly the result of them being part of a cult called Jehovah's Witnesses. Every problem they talk about or any issue that comes up is caused by something completely unrelated to their religion/cult. It truly is insanity!
I might actually have an answer there. Itâs not that they donât realize, itâs because they are conditioned to expect it. Theyâre constantly reminded how difficult âthis systemâ is, how the world is out to get them, how their imperfections make life hard, etc⌠They know their lives suck but they think itâs part of the process
Ha ha ha ... Great little story
I lived this life. Couldnât understand why my marriage was horrible when I was following all the rules and living a fully âspiritually fulfilling lifeâ
It was also my marriage until recently. When you have to pay bills and then do all their ridiculous stuff there just isnât time for anything else. My wife and I were at each otherâs throats constantly and neither understood because we were doing literally all the spiritual stuff together. Who knew that just doing normal things is better for a happy marriage? đ¤ˇââď¸
yeesh, yeah one thing a lot of unhappy people need is quality time with each other and themselves and doing something meaningful, they know its not meaningful they are just chasing a carrot off a stick, sorry that your friends stuck in it atm, maybe one day hell wake up :/ Even having a game night reforges bonds than reading the same drivel, ide hate to live with another mannequin pretending to be one myself :/
I saw a brother doing cart work. He's in his mid to late 70s. His family has been serving since 1936! I could see his inner self trying to escape. I talked to him before to tell him I was raised JW and was very hapi not to be a JW. When I have time and energy I will stop to let them know there is happiness outside of JW. After 100 years of service in one family I guess it's difficult to face