My son's best friend has a new super cute gf. But my son doesn't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe he’s gay, OP.

That was my first thought.

Well, even if he were gay, should his BFF's gf set him up with some super cute dude?

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Wonder if OP here is also the OP of the other thread where she is getting a pool soon and is hoping her teens can bring around a lot of friends so she can "host guests" and asking what else does she need except "resort quality towels".

I honestly wonder how these parents think their kids are going to turn out right with this type of attitude and behavior. They really want to buy them popularity, or force it somehow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wonder if OP here is also the OP of the other thread where she is getting a pool soon and is hoping her teens can bring around a lot of friends so she can "host guests" and asking what else does she need except "resort quality towels".

I honestly wonder how these parents think their kids are going to turn out right with this type of attitude and behavior. They really want to buy them popularity, or force it somehow.

I know it sound awful, but having money helps! I went to an exclusive private school paid for by my paternal grandparents (very wealthy). My dad and my mom were teachers, so we were pretty average and lived in a typical middle class neighborhood. I did have lots of friends at school, I never felt excluded and I was an all star at my sport. There were some kids that were not the most athletic or best looking or most charismatic, but were so wealthy that everyone wanted them to be in their groups because we all wanted to be invited to their summer homes or insane birthday parties. The kids were normal, but were popular because of wealth.

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They just started dating. Why would you think that she's already introduced her boyfriend's friends to her friends? That will probably happen organically if BF and GF keep dating. But OP's level of involvement in and analysis of her son's dating life is not normal.

[Anonymous]

Land the helicopter before you crash.

[Anonymous]

OP, MYOB. Super cute girls don't want to be involved with boys who have helicopter moms. Maybe you are the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please don't rake me over the coals for this. So DS's best friend, I'd say they're equally handsome young men, gregarious, both sporty, my DS is more accomplished in academics (attends more selective private). They hang together all the time. Well, maybe not as much this summer.

Over the weekend his friend brought his new gf to our beach house. Super sweet girl, super cute, very outgoing! Plays soccer and cheers. After, we asked DS if he's met any of her friends (hint, hint). He honestly said no. Isn't it odd that his best friend's gf hasn't tried to introduce him to her friends to get the double date/couple thing going?

Back in my day it was super common to set up friends with each other. Am I reaching? I think my DS is sometimes super immature for his age. I'm wondering if this is another signal of it.

Hopefully your son is not as much of a douche as you. If you've rubbed off on him, he'll never get a girl.