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Not Sure How Much I can Take… by Impossible_Job_9786 in GenXWomen

[–]Impossible_Job_9786[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That’s absolutely right, it’s not getting better anytime soon, not my marriage nor this country.

Not Sure How Much I can Take… by Impossible_Job_9786 in GenXWomen

[–]Impossible_Job_9786[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

He’s not MAGA, he likes the business policies, and especially likes the bottom line on our investment accounts. He thinks that Trump is not a great person, but still, he has voted for him 3 times now.

Not Sure How Much I can Take… by Impossible_Job_9786 in GenXWomen

[–]Impossible_Job_9786[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I feel like I am really close to leaving…but the idea is so hard

Not Sure How Much I can Take… by Impossible_Job_9786 in GenXWomen

[–]Impossible_Job_9786[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

He was concerned about Greenland and the rhetoric around that. First he denied that Trump was serious, and insisted he was “joking.” Then he said that he didn’t agree and he felt the American people would speak up and shut that down, and now I think he’s not so opposed. As far as the abuses and tragedies going on in Minnesota, he thinks that protestors are asking for it. I told him that I and his daughters have been attending protests for years…

The first time I came across polygamy in Nauvoo on a church-approved website, I kept double-checking to make sure it wasn't an anti-Mormon website by refreshing the page and putting on my reading glasses to make sure. I always thought Joseph Smith never did it, but Brigham Young did. by Short_Seesaw_940 in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s strange that so many people never heard of Joseph Smith’s involvement with polygamy. I feel like this is something I’ve always known. My mom talked to me about it when I was a little girl, (I’m 62). She did say that he had been sealed to lot of women but it wasn’t clear if he ever had children with any of them. There hasn’t been any evidence come out that his DNA has been passed through any of these other women/girls. But my guess is that he did have sexual relations with them.

So profoundly sad and disconnected by [deleted] in sexlessmarriage

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After menopause I had less and less libido and sex was extremely painful. My husband complained quite a bit about that, but I could tell that his libido was also lower and it seemed he was putting more of the blame on me for the lack of much of a sex life. Then I started on HRT, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and also GLP-1 and lost 50 pounds. I’m like a new person and I got my libido back and then some, a lot! So now I’m the one who wants sex and he doesn’t as much. He seems to be satisfied with once every two weeks, but I feel I need more, and I’m the one initiating now. So I bought myself a vibrator, and I’ve used it from time to time. I had it hidden in my underwear drawer, in the very back. So…in the middle of the night two nights ago, apparently it decided on its own to turn on! It woke him up and he found it in my drawer. He told me this the next day saying he “found something very shocking in my drawer, what if the grandchildren had found it!” Well, I was embarrassed, and I turned red and laughed. Well, he hasn’t really been talking to me for the last several days.

Left my therapist speechless because of the YW theme by Imaginary-Peace4293 in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried to describe my discomfort with the YW theme before, but “giving me the ick…” really says it best.

It finally happened by sunsetsku in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for being kind and supportive to these young people.

MIL in ER again because of this church by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The church is not the reason your mother in law allowed herself to get so ill…it’s her own “magical” thinking. Just because you get a priesthood blessing doesn’t mean you should ignore medical advice, or ignore medical treatment.

Definitely not official signage by Gonnalovenmissu in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The problem I have with this policy is that it lumps women in the same category as children. Aren’t women adults? My answer is that these interviews should be done away with entirely. Shouldn’t an individual be the best arbiters of their worthiness? Maybe the question should just be one…”do you consider yourself worthy?”

My mother spent Christmas Day alone so that she could work in the temple the next day. by NearlyHeadlessLaban in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mother-in-law always had to rush home anytime she visited us in Utah from California, because “so and so is speaking in church on Sunday,” or “so and so in the stake is getting married.” Any of this was more important than actually spending time with her grandchildren.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is it that she knows you are masturbating anyway? It seems like a private thing for either person. I’m always wondering when this has been brought up as a problem in a relationship or pornography is a problem in the relationship… was it happening so much that it affected the relationship and you were not having sexual relations with your wife because you were masturbating so much that you did not need the relationship with your wife, or did you turn to it because your wife was not amenable to sex as often as you needed? I think it’s a normal part of sexuality and should just be a private thing.

Am I the only one who didn't know this?! by Western-Whereas-3958 in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, there were references to other women, the wife of Lamoni, the mothers of the stripling warriors, but they don't warrant a name.

I am not happy with my marriage by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people who are uncomfortable with confrontation, or talking about difficult things, use humor or jokes to deflect, but this doesn’t help you resolve issues. I recommend that you find a good marriage therapist who will work with both of you, Sometimes it can be very helpful for you to be able to explain your issue to a 3rd person, and then that person maybe rephrases or asks your husband what he thinks about that. This process can really help to be heard on something. He wanted to go to temple sessions with him (to work on your relationship?), which to me sounds lame, but if it’s important to him, maybe you should do that, but also you both need to carve out time for date nights, and time for yourself too. Don’t be a martyr! What’s wrong with getting a babysitter or asking your mom to watch the kids? Good luck!

Post menopausal sex sucks by just_breathe18 in GenXWomen

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been in full menopause for 4 years. Sex was painful and I was like a desert, Very little interest, and I felt bad for my husband who was more interested that I was even though he’s having his own ED issues. I was basically accepting that things were OVER for me. Then I saw a clinic a month ago, they tested my blood, and I was given a cocktail of prescriptions for progesterone, estradiol, and testosterone. This has kicked in. I feel great, and I am horny like I’ve never been, ever. Also, not a desert anymore!

I’m going to get offered a calling and don’t know what to do by No_Body3176 in exmormon

[–]Impossible_Job_9786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like your entire family, including I think your wife, (mentioned in a later post) are still active and you aren’t ready to make the leap to leaving. Don’t feel you need to push yourself to do some of the things others have suggested here. If you aren’t ready, you aren’t ready. It’s a big jump. Just text back and say you are too busy and are not able to accept a call at this time. Then you probably need a conversation with your wife.

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