Q&A: Conversation with a Woman
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Conversation with a Woman
Question
What did the Sages mean by the instruction, "Do not engage in excessive conversation with a woman—they said this even about one's own wife"? Is this relevant nowadays as well?
Answer
This is not a commandment but a recommendation. I assume there are those who would interpret it as applying nowadays too, but of course what counts as excessive conversation is defined by the time and circumstances. As for me, I do not see myself as bound by the Sages' guidelines and recommendations, only by their halakhic rulings.