When a story line involves the challenges facing a BT and her growth, chances are pretty high the marriage/dating prior to her becoming frum did not involve a shadchan. But that does not mean that the way it is presented is problematic, the “boyfriend” doesn’t even have to appear in the novel. For example, she can simply be dating someone and be struggling with whether she should break up or not, or perhaps, after she becomes frum and is in “proper” shidduchim, has trouble getting over a past relationship. This type of genre is usually geared towards women, so I am not surprised Joseph by your lack of familiarity with these plots. There are many kosher books out there in which some part of the plot involves someone finding their Bshert.
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