When I taught GD we discussd the lessons. Because Utah mormons are waayyy different than mormons everywhere else. Patriarchal leadership is something that most women in the world valued until recently, but it is still a chief value with Mormons. This can make it harder for you two to do things together. Maybe about a year ago. I do wonder if you ask this blog just to get supporting advice. This means holding hands while walking around, or even kissing. I'd gladly give it all up to have him and feel wanted. This is by design.
Vh65, your marriage is a black swan. I do not see this going well. I might have went into this with different expectations on the whole now i know t simply have NO expectations and cherish every second i get with this new guy im interested in. Good luck to you and your boyfriend. I tried to date Mormon women, honestly. He has changed a lot throughout this process, but I don't know what he will be like once we are finished.
The best advice I can give is stay true to yourself. All parent-child relationships do. I don't think I can do it again. All these link from LDS.
But it is important to be ruthlessly honest with yourself about how you feel about it. You are a good person and she can see that. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. If she can accept me for who I am and what I believe, knowing that I'll never give her the eternal family she wants, then maybe we'll be ok. When I was a teen, my first boyfriend was a convert and people would comment on that instead of how nice he was to me.