When are you legally allowed to commence a romantic relationship with a peer after service?

The correct choice is that a peer counselor should wait 2 years after services end before commencing a romantic relationship with a peer. This waiting period is established to maintain professional boundaries and ensure that there is no potential for exploitation or conflict of interest that could arise from a personal relationship immediately following the end of services.

By enforcing a time frame of 2 years, it helps to ensure that the dynamics and power imbalances previously established during the counseling relationship have had adequate time to dissipate. This period also allows for proper emotional and psychological distance, ensuring that both individuals are entering the relationship on an equal footing without the shadow of previous counseling interactions.

In contrast, options suggesting a shorter time frame, such as immediately or 1 year, do not sufficiently account for the potential risks associated with power dynamics and unresolved feelings that could complicate a new romantic relationship. The option stating that it is forbidden indefinitely goes against the idea that individuals can have genuine, healthy relationships after a clear period of separation.