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Stay or leave your spouse after leaving JWs - Do you have regrets? by Awakened at Gilead on
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Wish I could be more encouraging to you.  You have gone full circle, Bethel, Gilead etc.  I, too, was at Bethel in '69-'74, married there (officated by Nathan Knorr),, left to start family life with full good expectations,,my husband became inactive by late 70s, involving several moves for work, I continued a little more meetings, w/small children. 

We never argued till by mid-80's, only because I was disagreeing with the organization.  So it became difficult-to-impossible to have much conversation, only small talk.  I thought he would welcome a review as he was inactive.  He would try to go back to meetings here & there but the kids were getting older, not indoctrinated, so hated to go.  

In '94 we divorced and 2 mos later he remarried and they divorced a year later.  The kids are grown, rarely have contact with him but they say he still tries to speak JW'ese to them.  I don't know what the rate of divorce is for such cases of an xJW w/a remaining JW spouse, but I expect much more that half.  However, I have read here of a few successful cases.  My pride is that none of my children were ever baptized and are mind free of JWdom, and 4 of the 5 have completed college and the 5th will next year. 

IP: 23wa4ojpOvH+bm9R

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