Patriarchal leadership is something that most women in the world valued until recently, but it is still a chief value with Mormons. If you and she are not sealed, your children won't be sealed to either of you. I just found this blog. But what I discovered surprised me.
The point is that he should ASK her if this is true for her. I really felt overwhelmed with the loneliness and no support. I have been married to a doctor for 25 years. And occasionally I have queried the wisdom of that choice. Her Religion is the single most important thing in her life. I don't think you necessarily need to cut ties with her. If not watch it. Do you have any knowlege of the bible. That is the million dollar question. Its really much harder than what I thought.
And a YW leader feels soory for my daughter who is growing up in a home without the priesthood. I forgot to add, that if you marry and alow your children to be raised as Mormon, chances are you wont be able to be at their wedding because it will be in the temple. Two people can be as completely different as it is possible to be and respect each others' beliefs. If you decide to stay.
And I don't have issues with her, hell, haven't even seen her in over 20 years, but the experience with the whole Mormon thing gave me better insight in to many things in life. She encourages me to develop my skills and talents, and provides an example in several of those areas. During those years, I think we had about 5 dinner dates.