Richard, that’s funny. I very nearly moved to Australia myself. At the time I wanted to get far away from anything and anyone familiar. Long story but I didn’t move there although I did move somewhere else far away. Still haven’t made it to Australia although it has always appealed to me for some reason.

Thanks, peterl! Agreed, and will do 🙂

Agreed , there were a lot of things that we both kept to ourselves until the relationship grew far enough and both of us could handle it .
Never grilled my wife either why she got divorced from her first husband in the early days of our relationship , just went one step at a time as they say .
These days we can talk about anything and both know about each others history , we treat it as exactly that “past history ” .
He sounds like a good man , hang on to him your on the right track .

I have seen that film and found it to be very powerful. I enjoyed it very much. I can’t argue with any of the points you have made. I must admit that you are definitely correct about fortune hunting and mind control. It was an excellent film to be sure.

No reason why you can’t have both. As my old sergeant use to say, “got to have a hobby.”

Aquamarine and I Yawnalot – Before I got into scn I had considered emigrating to Australia. That would be my preferred adventure over becoming a gigolo – haha

That poor woman. Scientology just sucks the life and money out of everyone they touch. The loneliness of those stuck within could so easily be remedied… just walk away. Yet they stay.

Skyler, in answer to your question, watch an old film called, “The Heiress”. It won an for Oscar best picture of 1949 I believe. It was much nominated, that I know. Olivia DeHaviland, Montgomery Clift and Ralph Richardson. A superb film, based on the novella “Washington Square” by Henry James. Fortune hunting, mind control and so forth as re the opposite sex has been going on for eons down the ages and has always been an Equal Opportunity activity!

Richard, she and I have not been in touch for 4 years and who knows what the org people have told her about me (because I’m certain that she must have asked). That said, I’d have no problem per se giving you her number and having her know that you got it from me. On the other hand, this woman is IN the cult and one of their dependable cash cows and I’m an undeclared SP and I’m assuming you haven’t been graced with any goldenrod and are also an undeclared SP. So she’d date you and then like an idiot she’d tell someone IN and Flog would find out about it and bleed even more money out of her – she’s constantly getting ordered down there for sec checking and she’s not even getting audited – a true victim, Richard. I think its because she was born so rich and given everything and that she’s harboring guilt about that…I don’t know, really, but, point being, if not the Scn cult ripping her off, SOMEBODY would be…is my take on her. She’s had a several boyfriends she’s helped and supported who’ve done just that.

Ha Ha, Joe P! Wise policy indeed! As the great Yogi Berra said, “Nothing is over, until its over”.