I hope not.
I'd like to find out that Luke was trying to establish the Jedi Academy in such a way that the graduates were more pure Jedi than the ones that failed when Vader was created. In that, I think that a devotion to the Force is paramount, rather than an alegiance to a Jedi Order. In the PT, it seemed the Jedi were more preoccupied with themselves at times and this allowed themselves to be blinded by the Sith. The time between ROTJ and TFA allowed Luke to meditate on it, maybe converse with the fallen Jedi's ghosts, etc and device a reformed approach.
Only Snoke and co. got in the mix and gummed it up.
Enter Rey.
I'd like to see Luke break this down to Rey and, after all is said and done, she takes the baton from Luke and starts her leg of the race. This would require her to be dedicated to the Force and somewhat of a singular character, not part of a family, etc. She should grow in the Force such that her strength comes from it, not from other, more worldly or corporeal things. Sure, she should possibly be exposed to it, or tempted by it, but in the end, she should choose to become the Jedi she was meant to be - powerful, pure and incorruptible. A relationship (with Finn, Poe, Kylo or anybody for that matter) would detract from that.
--End Transmission: Code 350--
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