Posted by Covert on March 24, 1999 at 13:54:04 {MWxw4lFTnu54M}:
In Reply to: ...a bit confused... posted by Christian on March 24, 1999 at 12:56:51:
Keep a few things in mind...
1) JW's are strongly discouraged from forming intimate and romantic relationships with "worldly" (non-JW) people.
2) If this girl's elders (church pastors) ever find out about the relationship, she's very likely to get into trouble. And, if she's baptised, she may even face excommunication and be ostracised by her congregation.
3) Since your belief systems are different, and you're viewed as "worldly," you will be put under great pressure to join JW's and become baptised as one of them. That's if your girlfriend is intent on staying in her religion.
In the end, the decision is entirely up to you, but I personally think the relationship is a bad idea. You should find someone who has roughly the same beliefs and views as you do, and you should find someone who will love you unconditionally and with no strings attached except loyalty to one another (if she hasn't done so already, your present girlfriend will eventually give you an ultimatum, insisting that you become one of JW's or break up if you refuse to become one of JW's.
Don't join a religion just because of someone you're involved in a relationship with. Wait it out, and see what happens. You might come to the conclusion that I spoke about.
Covert