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| quote: | Originally posted by emc^2
Dunno. it's a mixed bag. definitely a lot of work. of course, each person's "mileage" may varry quite substantially. Some creatures are made to live in captivity, others are liberal minds.
I am married for 7 years. First 6 years have been a rocky ride but mostly wonderful even with its ups, downs, getting adjusted to each other, etc. However, nothing prepared me for "snakes on the plane" - e.g. my wife FINDING JESUS. and I don't mean our gardener. And not your standard variety of Jesus. She happened to fancy the one from "Jews for Jesus" strain. Her being Christian, me being a Jew was already a fun mix. I'm not a religious person but I CAN'T TAKE PROLYTHESIZING (sp?) in any shape or form. With JFJ being not only offensive to my Jewish origins and traditions and beliefs but also being ONE OF THE MOST CULT-LIKE religions in existence, I was immediately without any warning under severe pressure. The quickness and depth with which situation spiraled out of control was mind-boggling.
This additional friction point created too many issues to list. We now fight almost on weekly basis about religious views and how I don't want to hear that sh!t and how my child should not be brainwashed since he's too young to understand the reasons or even meaning.
I must admit that person I loved very much has turned into someone I just accept for the sake of preserving a family. Our life is slowly turning to sh!t - which can be considered what many marriage are like. With a second child on the way, I'm a hostage of this situation. I would have never married my wife if I had known that she'd become such a religious zealot. So, in my eyes - this was definite "bait and switch".
My advise: try living together for several years before you tie the not. Besides, just because you exchange wows doesn't mean that your relationship is less meaningful as it is right now. Many of our friends chose live-in relationship over "formal" marriage. I think it also keeps your sub-conscious at least feeling like it's free - which I think can actually help your relationship at times.
Dunno. your mileage would definitely varry. Don't rush into it for all the wrong reasons - e.g. "she wants to have a wedding" or "we are both in love with tranceaddict.com and are active C0r whores" |
wow dude that sucks! i hope something can be done to fix whats wrong but i also know its not always possible.
and thanks again for the vodka! im going to open it next weekend! 
and the word spelling is proselytizing. i had to look it up though haha.
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