Father, thank you for this Guest who seeks your direction for her life. Only you and she can determine if she should remain friends with this man and it is very wise of her to sek that answer from you before she proceeds. However, I thought I would share some insight I received many years ago when I was training to mentor young woman who are in dating relationships...as the first stage of dating is purely friendship...however in this instance much of the time would need to be spent not only in prayer with this friend...but in witnessing to him. I sincerely hope that this helps this guest...I posted this for another guest who had a similar concern...

Father, draw this Guest and her friend close to you. Let each of them as individuals take stock of their walk with you Father. Let them spend time in your word daily and in prayer with you that they might come to truly know you. Father, let them understand the true purpose of dating and the order in which it is to occur. First and foremost they need to become spiritually one through prayer individually, and for one another and together. The spiritual oneness is the adhesive that holds all relationships together and the lack of it is why so many relationships end poorly and with such pain. It is during this time that they each need to open their hearts to you Father that the fears that they have and past hurts may all be resolved...so that they walk into the next phase of dating CAPABLE of truly loving one another. You teach us that next they are to work at becoming emotionally and mentally one. That this is now a place of safety...as they are already spiritually of one accord...and it is at this point that engagement may occur, once this has been accomplished. Then and only then are they ready for marriage...and physical intimacy. Help this couple to understand the tremendous responsibility of a man becoming the spiritual head of a household, of a woman, of a family. If either of them is not yet able to let go of anger, of fears, if either cannot focus on what is best for the other despite what their own desires are, they are not yet capable of truly loving anyone...they are not ready. Let him work on his relationship with you Father and this Guest also...until he truly is ready to lead and she to follow, that this relationship may receive the deepest blessing from you Father God. In Jesus name...Amen!