Would they have stayed in the church if dad was a member. Basically this is different than dating a religious mainstream Christian. As for me, I recall spending a lot of Sundays at sporting events with my dad. A good place to go is to a museum, hiking, or to a park. I just pray daily that no matter what we end up doing we are 30 min or less away from each other. Honestly, it isn't her fault.
Drinkers tend to rely on drink before they can have fun. I think Bob, the answer can be found in your comment. It will definitely take patience to work through any of this with her but it sounds like she's a pretty awesome person.
You will raise the kids by yourself, and he won't help even when he's home because he'll be too tired or feel too entitled to HIS time alone. I work full time as well and have supported him throughout med school. This was hard for me because my faith is deeply rooted within me. We have been married a mere 3. We learn sooooooo much from each other. And if he loves you as much as you love him.
Once last piece of advice to you girls who are "dating" or "engaged to" a doc: Don't confuse "dating" and "engaged to" with "married to" - get the ring on your finger and seal the deal. In the long run, being married to a nonmember has made me a better person. I wish you the best of luck. I think it was Spencer Kimball who counselled that before marriage you should keep your eyes wide open and then after marriage keep your eyes half shut. She is in pretty deep and culture is a powerful force. She's a shell of her former self and it breaks by heart to this day. Somehow I never believed any of that; I wanted a career and a small family and never believed religion was a way to identify good character. That being said, no matter what the cause, I wasn't getting what I needed out of it and I had to make the decision to either keep things the status quo or move on. If you have tended to straddle the line between light and dark in the past, or have been a partier, expect to make some changes for this relationship, and expect certain things from your new crush. I'm raising great kids alone I'm alone at all those same events It's been a huge personal sacrifice to support my husband all these years.