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Originally Posted by Bradley
Unfortunately, because brothers and sisters are discouraged from any form of communication at all outside of marital courtship (conversation between brothers and sisters should be kept within about 2-5 minutes, no more)
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This is interesting. I never thought a lot about it, but it explains the difficulty I had in talking to some of the girls there. I found it slightly odd how the men and women had to sit with their own gender. But I assumed it is more of a cultural thing. Yet I've never seen any old fashioned Church doing this.
I have one very dear female friend of mine, and I recall really wanting to have fellowship together with her at the small meetings during the week. I mean, why not? Now, after reading a number of posts here about this gender separation, I'm beginning to understand this.
But anyway, I wish you all the best. I can just imagine what it must have been like for you.