Prudie has gotten interesting again, tackling a number of great dating issues (rather than crazy divorcees), meaning my favorite advice columnist is back. A reader asks her:

Dear Prudence,
My son is 21, a junior in college, and seriously dating an 18-year-old freshman. He brought her to our house for Thanksgiving, and she is attractive and charming. The problem is that we are Jewish and have mandated to our three sons that they must marry a Jewish woman. We are heartbroken that he is dating a non-Jewish woman. We are not sure if we should forbid him from dating her or if we should leave them alone and hope that they break up and he finds a nice Jewish woman to marry. Please don’t tell me that I should get over this and accept whoever he wants to marry. My wife and I cannot accept a daughter-in-law of a different faith. I don’t want to over- or underreact, and don’t know what to do.

—Heartbroken

Prudie’s answer nails it, the best way to encourage your child to have a Jewish home and marriage is to make Judaism appealing.

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