You are atheist and that's not changing. A Mormon will tearfully and emotionally recite whichever lesson they need at the given moment. I am not going to blame him for not putting effort into it, because he probably put as much effort into it as he could.
Our daughter is 6. This comment has been removed by the author. Find things that will make good memories in years to come. He will eventually have more time for you, but right now he is likely giving you all the time that he can, even though it is very little. And some will do that. They are grown now and serving their country but luckily they still need Mom and Dad sometimes!.
Mormons are also taught "Families can be together forever. I am a happily married mono-faith guy who has no testimony of dusted base boards. We learn sooooooo much from each other. The date night strategy is a great idea, and we have tried it, but he is sometimes on call every other night for a month and it makes it tough the nights he's on call he likes to be home just in case and the nights he's not on call, he needs to sleep in case he's up all night the following night. I think she felt that it was important for me to understand the types of challenges in an interfaith marriage. So how do we approach saving a relationship with someone who has unrealistic expectations of what a long-term relationship looks like. Just an idea, I have no idea what would actually work for her. I always felt guilty for feeling bored, depressed or anxious about spending so much time apart from him, but thanks all, for making me realize that I am not alone. I don't want to advocate manipulation but asking questions concerning Joseph's dishonesty about polygamy to his first wife and his marriage of other men's wives and marriage of a 14 year old may prove more fruitful than just saying wow polygamy is messed up. Now I don't get offended when he falls asleep when I come over - in fact, he puts his head in my lap and I run my hands through his hair until he falls asleep.
Posts from people who have your same problem occur on a regular basis here on RFM. The point is that he should ASK her if this is true for her. How many chances will a girl have to find such a wonderful husband candidate. I think you need to figure out if you are willing to stay in a relationship with a man who's so busy, because trust me, it's not going to change anytime soon. I would advise you to try to be as understanding as you can of her point of view, because having you world view shattered is very difficult and can take a long time to recover from. Be prepared for divorce. Typical American girls have the government to make them feel secure. She can only get sealed to him in a Mormon temple. Now let me be shamefully honest: Also, I'll admit, dating a doctor was kind of exciting. The pressure is mounting for Mormon women to cave in to Western degeneracy, and men are at a loss for what to do about it.