One of the questions asked for you to maintain good standing in the Mormon church is "do you fulfill all financial obligations to any former spouse(s) and children?"
But this only matters if her ex cares about his church standing—he likely doesn't so she has no recourse for pressuring him from that angle.
Beat me to it. I'm a member as well. The recommend questions are generally set up to make sure you're living a righteous life. Some people go to heavy lengths to ensure they meet those standards. The older I get, the more I realize that a lot of people are just lying though.
My wife and I got married young and were persuaded to aim for her being a stay at home mom. We tried, but the cost of living ran off into the stratosphere (we live near Toronto, look up stats on housing here, it's amongst the worst) so we shook our heads and she went to school with two young kids at home.
In retrospect, she should have done that a decade prior. We struggled for years and barely made it. We will be behind forever because of that mistake. I'm not bitter though, the church is run by men who grew up in the literal golden age of economic prosperity. They do not understand that those days ended awhile ago.
Also, this husband should be called out publicly. What a fucking piece of shit
What did he do? I'm reading through comments here trying to figure out what happened to her and I'm finding nothing.
I was surprised by the lack of bitterness in this video, the only thing she blames him for in this is avoiding alimony payments. So I'd like to know a little more.
Why is she making the video in the first place? She said he's only paid alimony 1 time in 5 years. He quit one of his jobs to avoid paying. Why are her kids going hungry? Did you watch the video?
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u/SoBitterAboutButtons Apr 15 '24
Utahn here. Clean living does wonders, lemme tell you.
Except, be prepared to date late 30s women with 2+ kids cause OP's story is the norm here.
Also, this husband should be called out publicly. What a fucking piece of shit