It is a decision he has to come to on his own - hopefully all sped up when he looks around at his current dating pool and eating way too much McDonalds. I almost left the marriage,3xs. We still hadn't had the "are we official. Make sure you are According to the teachings of the Church, Mormon youth should not date before the age of This is more of a custom than a hard rule, but it is a good standard to follow, as you will probably not be mature enough to effectively handle that kind of personal relationship before then. Props to people who do.

While dating is a good time to get to know someone, if you are young it is better to go on group dates. He could never tolerate my work schedule, so I became a stay at home mom. I feel unwanted most of the time but I know he tries to make time. And as many posters stated, it is something that needs to be seriously discussed with your potential partner. Work out as many as you can before marriage happens. She is going to dump you.
And once you are done with those, ask about social issues and where she stands. If you can love them unconditionally with how they are now, then I say go for it. Honestly, the bulk of what I did was pretty routine and uninteresting. What can you expect. I met this girl a while ago and we really hit it off.
In fact, the church is designed to help people come unto Christ, who is the only one who can change our hearts and help us overcome ourselves to come back to him. He may never want anything to do with Mormons or the church again. I'm engaged to a junior intern and we're supposed to get married soon. If you do attend parties like that, expect her to drink 7-Up and volunteer as the designated driver, and to be completely repulsed if you drink too much. Adding an interfaith element means you have many more adjustments to make.