He gave me a very clear answer that this was right. I miss him so much. Our daughter is 6. I dated many LDS guys before him. I went in thinking "oh, we can definitely do this. And on my part, I felt I needed to go out and live harder, party more, be more social, etc. Everyone seems to be supporting the idea that he is just too busy, but the truth is we over the internet can't judge his intent. That response made her very happy. He was also born in Russia during the 80s and did not come to the United States until so we sometimes deal with cultural differences as well as religious.
I have a small child home full time with me, millions of miles away from any family. I grew up believing that when, where, and by what authority I was married were equally important to whom I married. And, as I was writing the reply, above, those thoughts went through my head.
Anyone who's a decent human being should be able to know right from wrong and act accordingly. There are other issues at play here that are my husband's personal history and that he is now trying to come to grips with, and I have hope that we can put our marriage and our family back together-but the job marches on, relentlessly, and there is no time allotted for personal healing. And to clarify, what I mean by physical demand is something that requires energy I don't have, like having sex or going for a walk. It seems to me like you are walking into a relationship where there is a significant disconnect from the start. She won't look at anything "anti-mormon" but if it's on LDS.
Plan a day for them. I would suggest having a list of chores that need to be done, and anyone can check them off. This brings me to the thorniest bit: If your wife is Mormon, your kids will be expected to be Mormon.