For whatever reason, several of us at work are vaguely fascinated with the Amish rite of passage called Rumspringa. It seems to come up in conversation almost once a month — especially between Matt and myself (usually referencing the documentary Devil’s Playground, which I still haven’t seen and which is probablty not exactly a representative depiction) — so when Brandon saw this over the weekend he obviously had to pass it along:
Amish woman looking for true love. - 22
Hi! I am a girl from a small town in Iowa, where I was raised Amish. I am currently on rumspringa, which is the time in every young person’s life where he or she goes out into the English world to experience everything that is out there. The hope is that at the end of rumspringa, we will return to our communities and join the Amish church, but I’m still not sure if I’m ready for that! I really like living in a world with cars and electricity and computers!
I’m 22 years old and I like to go hiking and I love animals. I like listening to music because that’s something else I could never do before, so it’s very exciting! I’m looking for a guy who is honest and kind and good looking of course! I have blonde hair and I guess I’m cute and stuff, and I wear English clothes rather than Amish and I don’t wear a bonnet or anything, I mean, I do sometimes but probably wouldn’t if we went out!
This is just fascinating to me on so many levels…
At a very base and juvenile level, I think I just like how “rumspringa” (and the occasional wilding that goes along with it) reminds me of “Rump Shaker”.
I feel dirty as hell for wanting to know how that date would turn out. Hmmm… she almost certainly has that natural “girl next door” appeal, no communicable diseases, and few, if any, members to compare to yours for size. I’ve already said too much.
It might depend on how long she’s been among the “English”…
But yes, you’ve said too much.
Im really intrigued by the amish way of life. Im eighteen years old and i live in missouri. I would like to talk to you
andrew
Why don’t you talk to an Amish person, then?
You guys don’t get out much do you? I’ve grown up around the amish my whole life and never really learned until about 6 years ago. It would blow your mind let me tell you.
She may not have communicable diseases, but she’s more likely to give you a child with six fingers.
All the better for knuckle rocker options!
Here goes:
CHURN BUTR
MILKN COWS
LORDZ WORK
ANTI PHONE
ANTI CHEVY
BUGGY PMPN
BEARD POWR
And for the Amish into The Red Hot Chili Peppers (probably just the kids on Rumspringa):
MTHRS MILK
Anyone know anything about homosexuality among the Amish? Any Amish boys/young men ever inquire or explore homosexual feelings? Would be very curious or even interested in talking with anyone (particularly someone Amish) about that.
Can’t say I know anything about that, David. Good luck with it, though.
Just saw someone’s question about homosexuality among the Amish. I was raised Amish and am Gay. I left the Amish 30 years ago because of this. Lots of people including some Amish believe there aren’t any homosexual Amish, but that is because Gay Amish either leave or keep it hidden and live miserable lives. I know of an Amish man that I had relations with and he hung himself in the barn rather than deal with it. I left home shortly after that and unfortunately, I have never told any of my family I am Gay. There is no way I could ever see them again…
do you guys know anything more about being gay and amish? i googled it and found almost nothing. there must be a credible number of gays among the amish, even if they’re pretty invisible. i can’t even find much that is written on the topic…jeez, it must be at the very BACK of the closet, compared to other groups…
perhaps, too, in more recent times things may have changed a bit and people might ‘go into town more’…as with factory jobs…
Homosexuals, male and female, occur naturally in the Amish population. They are at lower levels than some other populations.
They are being detected by “gaydar” by gay Zionist activists and are told that the world hates gays. Some are actively participating in harassment of those whom the activists tell them do not like gays.
This is the end stage in the homosexual Zionist takeover of the entire culture.
if anyone is gay/male amish from the holmes county ohio area i would really like to talk with them. please let me know…..
I am very curious about what would happen if a young gay man came out to his family. What would be the result of this action?
depending on the order of amish, and how close the boy is with his family, they would most likely shunn him from the community. that’s why we’re all scared to death to tell anyone
I too am really interested in this as well. I read recently a book that was written on the tragedy in Pennsylvania and how the Amish transcended that with forgiveness. Having been raised around Amish and Mennonites I was familiar with shunning. However, when I was reading the book and it talked about shunning within the community it made me wonder about gay amish guys/girls and how they either continue to live in the community or how they make it once they decide to leave? I also wonder if they have to wait until Rumspringa in order to leave b/c they are gay or do they just run away? I too have Googled it and have not found much. Anyway, just curious.
well the amish are at such a slower pace than we are…. they get to experience during rumschpringa, so i think they make a decision after that… it just depends on the kind of order of amish… new order, old order, swartzentruber, beachy amish… etc. everyone is different…. so every individual gay amish would deal with it differently i would think.
I have been around many of the community for most of my life. I have been to animal auctions in Ohio where I have been flirted with y Amish men before. I have also had a local guy flirt at another auction house. The Amish and menanite community keep these things under hat, but it does happen in all cultures. I had a struggle w/ family to find the truth and now they are better than ever. I wish that all cultures could embrace people for their true self identities. I even saw several Amish Little People recently in Ohio.This took me by surprise, but people are just people>>>>
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I believe I was cruised by an Amish man today (I’m a male)and was titillated and surprised. Bisexual attraction certainly isn’t anything bizarre, it’s cultures and belief systems which make it so. I hope that Amish bi dudes get it on with each other once in a while, in secret.