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H.G. Bishop Moussa · Youth Concerns · 78

Faith Q&A › Youth Concerns › Social, Contemporary, and general issues

Sometimes I feel pressured to have a boyfriend. Is it okay to have a boyfriend if I don’t do anything wrong?

The answer

As His Holiness Pope Shenouda says, “Have many boyfriends and many girlfriends”, but if you couple off, you may start out clean and holy, but who can guarantee what may happen? Can you guarantee yourself, or your partner, or Satan? Each day we pray, “Lead us not into temptation...” (Matt. 6:13), but by having a boyfriend or a girlfriend we are leading ourselves into temptation. Let your relations be in groups from within the church until the time comes for you to select your partner for marriage.

H.G. Bishop Moussa

H.G. Bishop Moussa, Bishop of Youth, Youth Concerns (Questions & Answers). Compiled by Lisa Agaybi. Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Bishopric of Youth Bookstore.