I'm sure there's a variety of reasons, but I am going to go with curiosity. Then, when their beliefs are seen to be under attack, that pesky natural man bursts with righteous indignation and they are compelled to defend!
I came to a site like this one when I was a senior in high school and then wrote a nasty message to the admin. Sigh...
To Nonmo... It does feel like we've had more "visiting teachers" lately.
To MarriedMormonGirl, maybe you aren't sure what people are talking about when they refer to the "exit stories". If that's the case, click on the "Forum List" in the upper left hand corner, in the grey bar, then go to "Exmormon Bios"... Any of them would probably be informative.
I'm glad they are coming here. married mormon girl sounds a lot like my DIL. I hope it is. She has a lot to learn. If you ask me this is as good a place to start as any.
My DIL would look into a site like this before she would ever have a conversation with me. She is the type that has a chronic nervous smile plastered on her face at all times,no matter what. I find that kinda sad. I think she would be an amazing person if she could overcome who and what she has been told she is. I hope she reads this site every day until she "gets" it.