Anonymous91
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I’d like to comment briefly on a post from the last thread which I can’t bring forward here since the thread is closed. I completely disagree with the statement which assessed Tammy and LDS women in general as passive. It was stated that learning of the affair would result in her “asking” and not “confronting” Chad, and that they would just pray and go to the bishop. I am an LDS woman and I knew Tammy and I know many many other LDS women. They are strong women. Meekness and humility are Christlike attributes, but so are firm faithfulness and solid determination to uphold the commandments. Tammy was strong and absolutely firm when it came to moral principles and I do not believe she would have merely bowed her head and shuffled her feet, so to speak. I respectfully but absolutely disagree with the statements made to the contrary. MOO
I will say that we should'nt use a wide sweeping generalization in one direction or another.
The reality is, we don't know what goes on behind closed doors, or the dynamics between a husband and a wife. Unless, of course, you are that husband and wife.
As an outside observer, we can make assumptions, and take an educated guess. We may be completely off base though. Of course, our personal experiences can give us better insight, but that also tends to bias how we perceive things too. I will readily admit, I am all too guilty of this myself.

For example, when I was married (years ago), everyone assumed that we were this happy family with no problems. There were people (in my opinion) that assumed that my wife was "passive" and that she went along with whatever I said or wanted. The reality couldn't be further from the truth. I used to say to close friends that I trusted: There was no such thing as compromise in my marriage. It was "My way, or f*@# you". I learned if I wanted any peace, I just did whatever she wanted, and gave up (for the most part) on having any opinion/disagreement in the matter. I did pick my battles, when it really mattered though, especially if it involved our children.
I am sure that there are both men and women who are under similar circumstances. My heart goes out to them, not a good place to be. If you are in an unhealthy relationship, please seek help, don't suffer needlessly.
It would be interesting to find out what close personal friends have to say though, they would have the best insight into the type of person she was. Especially useful, would be those things she told her friends in confidence. It won't be a perfect picture, but will give us a good idea of who she is, and how the dynamics behind closed doors may have really been.
By the way, you stated you knew Tammy. Did she every say anything about how things were behind closed doors? That would help us have further insight into the dynamics between her and Chad?
I also got the sense that TD was the type of women to not roll over, but that is just my gut instinct, which has been known to be wrong before.
MOO
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