What is the ruling on a relationship between a young man and a young woman that involved forbidden acts, accompanied by the young man's attempts to end the relationship and the young woman's suicide as a result, and what is the optimal course of action in this situation between continuing the current situation, proposing to her, or leaving her?

This type of relationship between young men and women is forbidden and leads to grave consequences. Sincere repentance and severing this forbidden relationship are immediately incumbent. Marriage is the ideal solution for such relationships. If that is not possible and the parents refuse, then obedience to them is the norm, unless it leads to discord. Attempting suicide is a dangerous act that indicates weakness of faith and loss in both this world and the Hereafter. The girl should be advised gently and wisely. The parents' approval of this relationship is a sign of their leniency, and if it truly occurred, it is a form of pimping (dayouthah) from which they must repent. If the girl commits suicide because of this relationship, there is no sin upon the young man, because she is the one who brought harm upon herself.