עברית
Halachot and Customs
Is It Permissible to Have a Girlfriend?
Question
Is it permissible to have a girlfriend? It is very difficult for me, and I have someone I love and cannot stop loving. We meet occasionally and hug each other. I believe that Hashem has destined us for each other. P.S. I am sixteen, and this is what He wants. What should I do?
Answer
Greetings, It is absolutely forbidden to maintain a relationship of friendship between a boy and a girl that is not intended for marriage in the near future. Certainly, it is prohibited for a man and woman to embrace, and this prohibition is a Biblical commandment. It is important to sever all connection with her until you merit to establish a faithful home in Israel together while observing all laws of modesty and purity.
Best of luck, Binyamin Shmueli
