It is an act of faith. I feel pretty awful about that whole thing. But if your faith is a key part of your life, this is huge.
First and most importantly, I see major trust issues in your future if you both think the other is brainwashed. He made a big deal out of my birthday, holidays, etc. If you are not old enough to consider marriage, you should be careful about having a serious, exclusive relationship. Not his wife and kids. In the endвthe very endвGod loves my husband even more than I love him. Now we go out to eat or to watch a play or do something together about once every week or two, which is a nice change compared to once a year.
It would put him in a position of feeling less and being looked down on. Initially I thought he would join the church and life would get back on the only track I knew. Mormonism is a big thing for those who follow the faith, so Sundays and the occasional event depending on how much she does extra might distract her. I'm in the exact same pulling-out-my-hair situation that you are. Getting Over a Breakup. Honestly a lovely man but the sheer focus of time and attention has meant there is little if any left for me, I'm lucky if I get 5 minutes in comparison with some nights of 2 hours going on and on and on about work. They get hazed, they get questioned all the time, they don't get sleep, they have people's lives in their hands and have to struggle to be confident in what they know, but not too egotistical to kill someone Give him the benefit of the doubt and some space. Immediateley after we got married I realised things were not going to be as I thought. This is how I felt when I married my exmo husband.
In our church, women are treated with more respect, and are considered to have a literal free ticket to heaven, simply bu because their female. Don't let her try to bring in the missionaries to explain; remind her that she is an RM and knows all they do and probably much more. God brought the two of us together, and we are truly in love. However, be careful to not ask something that may offend your date. I really wish that I can figure out how to balance the demands of his family and our life together and make everyone happy - I think it is going to be a long road ahead, especially considering that his practice is local to our families.