Is a date to the drive in movies bad?

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Im 16 and i have a girlfriend my parents and hers are okay with us dating, i wanted to know if it was wrong or immoral for us to go on a date to the drive in movies?
 
Axel_mario said:
, i wanted to know if it was wrong or immoral for us to go on a date to the drive in movies?
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This issue is obviously bothering you a lot. You should direct these moral questions to your Priest and obey any dating boundaries set by your parents.

If this is becoming a temptation for you, please consider reducing the amount of time that you and your girlfriend are alone together.
 
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I just have to many questions I’ve seeked the advice of preists not one or two many and they all have a different answer I’m looking for the right answer
 
I have talked to different priests and they all have different answers and I just want to know the right one
 
You need to talk to your Priest, the one at your parish, and listen to his answer. Don’t “Priest shop”. And as you are a minor, you should be asking this question to your parents, not well-meaning strangers online.
 
Axel, maybe what you need is a general rule, like don’t be alone with your girlfriend in poorly lit situations. Always be with other people in the same well-lit space. You don’t have to be with those people, like you could be in MacDonalds or the library, but not alone, and not with a couple in the backseat at the drive-in 😉

It is called avoiding the near occasion of sin, if you need to look it up.

ETA: and maybe the two of you should he hanging out with friends more instead of always off on your own.
 
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If they all have different answers, I would say it’s because it’s an issue where there’s no determined “right” answer. Listen to your parents and your parish priest. Your parish priest will be in a position to know you best and what’s ok for you.

You’ll get answers all over the board here.
 
Axel_mario said:
Im 16 and i have a girlfriend my parents and hers are okay with us dating, i wanted to know if it was wrong or immoral for us to go on a date to the drive in movies?
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These are questions for your parents, not strangers on the internet.
 
There’s nothing objectively wrong with going to a movie.
Yet, you should consider whether the occasion will be a near occasion of sin(will you put you and her at risk of being tempted to sin).
Going to Mass/Adoration together may prove for a more fruitful date, and avoid the near occasion of sin.😉
 
Most cars nowadays don’t have a big seat in the front that allows a couple to snuggle close. There’s a “kiosk” between the driver’s seat and the passenger seat, where people can put their coffee, etc.

So IMO, it would be kind of difficult to “do anything.” Maybe some kissing, but it’s not really comfortable when a kiosk is sticking into your gut while you lean over.
 
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Axel, maybe what you need is a general rule, like don’t be alone with your girlfriend in poorly lit situations. Always be with other people in the same well-lit space.
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This is the best advice.
 
You should change your profile picture. A pro-abortion political party with terrorist links is hardly the thing to be promoting on a Catholic forum.
 
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Ha ha, Americans! Kiosk indeed. That’s where the gear stick is 😂😅😉😉
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Yes, in MY car! (I drive a stick shift and so does my husband.) LOVE MY STICK SHIFT! LOVE IT!!! It’s very old and it will probably give up the ghost soon, and I will be heartbroken.

But very very few Americans drive stick shifts nowadays. You can’t buy them new anymore–my son-in-law had to special-order one made in Europe.
 
I saw this question and the one about wanting to watch movies in your bedroom laying on your bed.

Basically… it’s not wrong or immoral to sit next to someone. Or even lay next to someone. But you are 16 and the temptation is going to be strong to do a lot more than just watch tv in your bedroom with a door closed, while laying on your bed, or going to a drive-in movie alone.

So, watch TV out in the living room at your house (just like you said you do at hers) and if you DO want to go to a drive-in movie, then bring a little brother or sister with you! LOL. A pesky little sibling will be sure to keep things real. 🙂 (Or just go to a theater… less tempatation.)
 
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