General Hello, ~Joshua

[MemeFan]

No, my family did not want me to get married young, we would have married even earlier than we did (I was 17 she was 19) if I had learned sooner that legal marriage licenses were not required. My family only supported the culturally early legal marriage (18 and 20) because we had a daughter born about 5 months prior to that. We met shortly after I turned 15, as we got to know each other we simply fell into deep love, and furthermore bonded over much suffering. Her dad has treated me wickedly from the start but for some reason (probably God himself intervening), he publicly gave her in marriage at our legal ceremony. We have been through so much together and from such a young age I do feel that we can get through anything. Please pray for our continued growth in the Lord and for more kids! (We still only have one daughter), God bless you.

Off course, her father gave blessing.

His daughter was more stubborn than him. And he probably was forced to admit you were a fine man.

 

[Joshua]

Off course, her father gave blessing.

His daughter was more stubborn than him. And he probably was forced to admit you were a fine man.

He still slanders me to this day, and calls the police on me/family wellness checks on a routine basis (I didn’t do anything). Although I have always lived above reasonable reproach, I am though, still learning how to live in obedience to the Lord to the fullest extent. You can infer how he reacted when he heard I supported polygyny… thanks be to God for his enduring mercy.

 

[MemeFan]

He still slanders me to this day, and calls the police on me/family wellness checks on a routine basis (I didn’t do anything). Although I have always lived above reasonable reproach, I am though, still learning how to live in obedience to the Lord to the fullest extent. You can infer how he reacted when he heard I supported polygyny… thanks be to God for his enduring mercy.

My experience is that mother-in-law is disaster.

Your father-in-law is really special.

 

[MemeFan]

My experience is that mother-in-law is disaster.

Your father-in-law is really special.

I was sarcastic till heaven, @Joshua.

 

[PeteR]

Shalom and welcome.

 

[Transformator Reformator]

Welcome Joshua,

I am glad that you could go past traditions of men and find truer understanding of marriage before God. Thank you for sharing your story. Good job on showing truth to others.

I have been married for 12 years. Prior to marriage I shared my polygyny views to my wife to be. Under pressure I caved in into feelings of my wife and forced myself to abandon truths about polygyny for few years.

Now I am open to pursue other relationships with her knowledge and her resistance to it. The journey still continues.

I am 40 years old and we do not have children yet. My wife talks about adoption a lot right now.
Soon we are planning to see movie Sound of Hope. Perhaps this will give us direction for the next step.

 

[Joshua]

Welcome Joshua,

I am glad that you could go past traditions of men and find truer understanding of marriage before God. Thank you for sharing your story. Good job on showing truth to others.

I have been married for 12 years. Prior to marriage I shared my polygyny views to my wife to be. Under pressure I caved in into feelings of my wife and forced myself to abandon truths about polygyny for few years.

Now I am open to pursue other relationships with her knowledge and her resistance to it. The journey still continues.

I am 40 years old and we do not have children yet. My wife talks about adoption a lot right now.
Soon we are planning to see movie Sound of Hope. Perhaps this will give us direction for the next step.

Adoption is great if you can’t have a kid naturally! Thank you for the reply to me intro post. I think it’s important to note that, when married to a first wife, even if within your rights to find a second and onwards, it is most Christlike to hold off unless she is absolutely 100% on board, because if she is not it could cause your relationship dynamic to become conflict infested or your wife to leave altogether (whether for saying you’re cheating, or just very hurt/upset). Just remember to love her and sacrifice for her when necessary. God bless. ~ Joshua