I have observed in relationships among friends and family inside and outside of the church that holding a temple recommend does not guarantee a strong, happy marriage. My plan was to start school as soon as I got married but when he was told he would be going to another hospital, my masters got put on hold. On the bright side, it makes our time together more valuable. She might not be keeping the Word of Wisdom, living according to the Law of Chastity, or attending church regularly.
She might not even be living according to the moral standards of the Church. The issue is that we have really spectacular sex that will often last for hours including foreplay haha, not all PIV, thank God. When you said that the doctor spouse sacrifices for their patients and their family sacrifices for the doctor's career, it really described my situation. Please don't take it the wrong way if he says that a few minutes on the phone is more than he can handle. Maybe he found a nice Mormon girl after all.
What a miserable state. The thing is, even though no one else trusted my decision, I prayed about it daily for our entire relationship. I love this post and this perspective. But there are a lot of women who post here who have flipped from TBM to apostate. When you said that the doctor spouse sacrifices for their patients and their family sacrifices for the doctor's career, it really described my situation.
I was to late in that. Probably, not Mount Meadows level, but be prepared to have to apologize on her behalf a lot. I've been doing it wrong. When I do open up to one or two close female family member, they often tell me that their husbands are equally unavailable and I should not complaint. It was the second time I watched it, too.