Consultation - Matchmaking
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Question
Hi, my question was cut off in the middle, so hello again, honorable Rabbi. I have a dilemma that I've been stuck on for five months. There is someone with whom I had a very short relationship that just started and was cut off in the middle. It's a relationship that I believe didn't just happen by chance, maybe to teach me a lesson or for other reasons that I don't understand or know. But it's a relationship that I feel I terribly missed. I can't stop thinking about it as a big missed opportunity, and maybe because he was the only guy I was talking to at that time. This guy is religious, from a religious family, and all the qualities are exactly what I wanted. And I was the one who ended the relationship simply without reason, just ended it. I believe with complete faith that everything is from the Creator, and maybe it came to teach me a lesson. I go with this thought that what is mine will come to me, and what is mine is mine. I keep saying this about everything, no matter from which perspective. And I'm afraid I'm missing an opportunity. I asked a rabbi here, and he told me the rule is that a person is obligated to make their 'effort'. And I was the one who ended the relationship, so my dilemma is whether to believe that everything will come to me and not listen to my feelings because if it went and didn't stay, probably it's not mine and not meant for me, or to make the effort and do what I can. I hope you understood my intention and question. Thank you for listening, honorable Rabbi, I would appreciate an answer.
Answer
Hello,
If there is a possibility to restore this match, do it. And do not say 'everything is from Heaven' when you can make a normal effort.
If there is no such possibility, this is the place for faith and prayer, that Hashem will arrange the right match for you.
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