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When your partner joins a spiritual group that changes them

My boyfriend joined this spiritual group six months ago and now he talks differently, uses words I don't recognize, and when I ask questions about their beliefs he gets defensive and says I wouldn't understand.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear that spiritual transformation might dissolve the intimacy you once shared with someone you love.

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