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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I feel for you. Fwiw I had a friend go through something very much like this in HS and she's still sort of wacky about it. She gained a bunch of weight during a summer and a few months later her longstanding boyfriend broke up with her, and starting dating another of our friends. Very 90210, except without the beach or the beautiful people. I am totally sure my friend was insecure before this, but somehow it became a defining moment in her life - she still talks about him with a lot of bitterness and nostalgia, and I swear it is part of the reason she was always anxious about having a boyfriend/husband. (Whereas I was a wallflower type growing up, so it never bothered me nearly as much to be single.)

I'm not saying this to put more pressure on your child. These are kids, and kids break up all the time, and weight issues are tough for lots of us, at any age. He shouldn't stay with her just because a breakup might only exacerbate her stress or whatever has driven the weight gain. But he needs to appreciate that this can be a really difficult time for a lot of girls, and try to handle the situation with as much kindness and compassion as he can. Good luck, and update us all someday so those of us with younger kids can try to raise similarly sensitive boys.[/quote]

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