We try to have a 'date' night although at the moment it is about once a month. I hope it all works out for you. When mormon married a mormon and failed miserably. But honestly, after putting so much time and money into something, not doing their absolute best and putting time and effort into it just isn't something people are apt to do even if they do like you If you can't be cool with getting what you can get now, I would consider there are plenty of things that might not change setting them loose. I love my former Mormon friends and family, but a relationship requires devotion and trust and understanding.

My family says I should leave him…. Too often, I think, priesthood holders think that being overly controlling, they are simply wielding their authority in the home. She is going to be taught for the rest of her life in the church the importance of missionary work and eternal families, and Priesthood in the home. Mormon girls are thirsting for strong, confident, masculine men. And I don't mean my good friend Satan.
Be open and talk about your ideals. Please start another thread and continue the conversation. Does your new girlfriend have eight brothers and sisters.
You should take your cues from your partner, not from documentaries or this sub, on whether your partner's views and actions are manipulative, brainwashy and damaging. Be specific every time you ask. My husband and I have been together since we were year-olds at university trying to figure out where we stood with the faiths we had grown up in. I am a non-Mormon woman married to a Mormon manвwhich seems to be a less common scenario in the LDS world. I love this post and this perspective. I'm so happy to know another doctor's wife.