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@sophisticate
I thought it was a given that there shouldn't be any form of touching pre -nikkah, also since nikkah is a prerequisite to consummation wouldn't this not render any amount of time spent in the courtship period irrelevant ?
A more challenging request would be to stipulate a period of time post- nikkah in the lead up to consummation. I've known people that have waited similar period of time as in your request above but this was due to personal circumstances that were out of their control.
I don't think there's a standard answer that would work for everyone as people don't share similar lived experiences. For the most i would say that it depends on circumstances of the people and also their expectations, whether they are reasonably well thought of or not etc.
If you are to able to assess the suitability of a potential in a short amount of time why the need to extend it ? what do you think that you will find out in 5, 6 or even 7 yrs time that you wouldn't be able to in let's say a couple of months or within a year, most importantly what leads you to believe that ?
Best policy is to be straight forward and ask the right questions during the courtship period in a respectable well timed manner.
I thought it was a given that there shouldn't be any form of touching pre -nikkah, also since nikkah is a prerequisite to consummation wouldn't this not render any amount of time spent in the courtship period irrelevant ?
A more challenging request would be to stipulate a period of time post- nikkah in the lead up to consummation. I've known people that have waited similar period of time as in your request above but this was due to personal circumstances that were out of their control.
What's your take? Is a long courtship 'done cleanly' worth it? What is a sufficient amount of time in getting to know a suitor?
I don't think there's a standard answer that would work for everyone as people don't share similar lived experiences. For the most i would say that it depends on circumstances of the people and also their expectations, whether they are reasonably well thought of or not etc.
If you are to able to assess the suitability of a potential in a short amount of time why the need to extend it ? what do you think that you will find out in 5, 6 or even 7 yrs time that you wouldn't be able to in let's say a couple of months or within a year, most importantly what leads you to believe that ?
Best policy is to be straight forward and ask the right questions during the courtship period in a respectable well timed manner.