Thanks everyone for the comments and support. It has been over a year since my original post. Since that time I have taken the advice to move slowly. I've continued attending church and putting on a facade of belief. My wife has accepted that I don't believe and seems happy most of the time. Although at times she seems confused or unhappy especially if we talk about my unbelief
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We live in Arizona so I think that there should be plenty of opportunities to branch out socially. I think my wife would be open if I took the initiative. Any recommendations or ideas on where and how to start building a non-mormon social network? I like the idea about marriage counseling. My wife and I have discussed her getting therapy for depression but aren't sure about how to f
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The way I see it now their is huge downside for me to try and pull my family out of the church right now. To my wife her family, tradition and culture are a huge part of her identity. She's not comfortable going against the grain. I don't consider her a true believer because she is willing to admit that there's a good chance that it might not be true. Her attitude is that f
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I've been LDS (Mormon) all of my life and have now I no longer believe in the church. I still attend with my wife and 4 children. My wife after finding out about my unbelief has been depressed and doesn't want to discuss my disbelief. I've decided to continue going to church in spite of my disbelief and put on a facade of belief to preserve our marriage and also avoid strain wit
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