Is it wise for a girlfriend and boyfriend to travel together and stay in the same hotel? Should they? Pastor John gives three reasons why they shouldn’t. Is it wise for a girlfriend and boyfriend to travel together? Stay in the same hotel? Should they? It’s a question we get regularly. And this time from a young woman. “Hello, Pastor John. My boyfriend and I plan to leave in three weeks for a trip we scheduled five months ago. My mother said she fears for us and for the temptations that could arise during the trip. I have assured her that while we have fallen into temptation in the past, we have desperately sought God and other Christian counsel to confront that pattern, and that we truly have laid it at the foot of the cross. After discussing this respectfully and in full, we concluded that all would be fine. “Today my mother again confronted me and tells me that she believes we are dishonoring God, even though we will be staying in separate rooms the entire week. While I am frustrated, I also do not want to dishonor my parents’ wishes. I’m troubled in wondering if we are dishonoring God by traveling together before marriage.” Episode 1355: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/should-my-boyfriend-and-i-travel-alone Related Resources: Dating and Singleness Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbQEw-4YFgc&list=PLAcB0f-21Xj18f9k2fCve-js6Zfygr8yR “How Far Is Too Far Before Marriage?” https://youtu.be/Xd-YfSA8dNU “Dating: Good Jealousy and Bad” https://youtu.be/xbQEw-4YFgc “Biblical Hope for Breakups” https://youtu.be/xk_uj7oJ0UU Ask Pastor John Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFF7F6AE365DA3564 Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes, http://desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john