“But I could be wrong…
That’s right”
Joseph, my comment was meant tongue in cheek. I really don’t think a rov really can or SHOULD dispense such advice to young girls. To me that is extremely untniusdig, and in any case, this is a woman’s job to talk to her daughters. Should he also talk to them about the facts of life? Some things are NOT meant to be discussed with a rov, especially when they are not halachic issues. NOT EVERYTHING IS SHAYACH TO A ROV. It’s really about time, some people started to take a little more responsibilty for their lives.
Daas Torah does not mean that every rov has the intuitive sensitivity to know everything about everything. As a matter of fact, some rabbonim have made some personal matters worse for the individuals they counselled, because their advice was absolutely awful (like the rov I know who insisted to an acuaintance of mine,a woman about to get divorced, that she had to continue to go the Mikvah each month and be with her husband that night. She became pregnant, STILL got divorced a few months later, and gave birth to a child that she now had to support on her own, because her ex-husband was incapable and unwilling to make any money for child support). Knowledge of Torah does not necessarily equal knowledge of human nature, in spite of what you may think. Plenty of Rabbonim have been divorced, had terrible marriages that they remained in, had children go off the derech, committed crimes, were emotionally unstable, and so forth. Being a talmid chochum does not automatically confer wisdom in all areas on anyone.
I say this, not to denigrate rabbonim, chas v’sholom, but rather to point out that they are human and make mistakes, and certain areas of life should not necessarily be in their sphere of influence, in my opinion. What a mother needs to teach her daughters, is one of those areas. Again, JMO. I am sure you disagree, but that is your right, B”H.
At least, you get to think for yourself.