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I need your help, I am dating this girl and I really like her but I do not know what to do. I do not want to break up with her (I will if I have to), but I have already told her about the many "things" we cannot do (she did not ask me; I just wanted to lay some rules), and she agreed. But I do not know if I should continue or not because I feel guilty about it but I still like her very much. (I have been thinking about marrying her in the future but I am still to young).

If you are too young for marriage, then you should not be in any kind of close or intimate relationship with anyone. If you are now 15-20 years old, can you say that you are the same that you were 5-10 years ago? Do you think the same away? Do you know the same things? Is your knowledge about God and your relationship with Him the same? The answer is definitely no. You have grown. You have matured. You have expanded your knowledge. Hopefully, you have also grown in faith and in a closer relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Five or ten years from now when you are more likely to be ready for marriage, you will have matured far more as an adult and become more able to make long-term decisions such as marriage. Whatever rules you set now between you and this girl can be easily broken, and perhaps damaging to both of you in the future. To prevent any further complications and emotional attachments, you should end this one-on-one relationship now and maintain only friendships within groups. Therefore, meditate on the Lord's prayer at all times, "...and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one..."