If you shift his way, be prepared for the social costs of inactivityвplus, if you really believe the doctrine, a crisis of faith. Thanks for sharing your story. A quiet, hard working immigrant but dedicated and faithful.
One red flag I have for Mormon girls is if they drink coffee. I have no idea if he stayed. I have been dating a great guy for about a year now, and we started dating shortly after my parents died of cancer.
He may never want anything to do with Mormons or the church again. And unless they are total cretins your ward members will love him too. I don't think we are going to end up being friends but I'll get over that. Edit - I just read through some of your other comments. I remember attending numerous priesthood meetings by myself and wishing dad were next to me. I think the secret to a successful marriage and a successful family is to respect each other's space and to enjoy all the good times no matter how trivial they are and to foucs on the positive aspects of the marriage an family life. Patriarchal leadership is something that most women in the world valued until recently, but it is still a chief value with Mormons. Should we try to heed their counsel and marry in the Church. In fact, you likely will meet a few.
I could go on, but this should give you the idea. I've found it extremely difficult particularly as he does not know how to communicate. Mormon chicks have way damaged views on human intimacy. It was actually causing more of a rift than bringing us together. Learning from a young age that any religion will do means that your children almost certainly will ultimately believe that any religion will do. The religious differences between you two are a deal-breaking fault.