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[quote=Anonymous]I would be neutral and let her know I will support her whatever she decides. I dated a great guy in college, but I knew my parents didn’t love him. He started talking about getting engaged as we got closer to graduation and I was surprised my mom said that if I was happy, she was happy. Turns out, I didn’t really want to marry him after all and I broke up with him. I wonder if my mom had told me to sow my wild oats, I might have dug in my heels and tried to make it work and I’m glad she gave me space to make my own decision. There was nothing wrong with the guy, I just felt sort of eh about him and I’m so glad I took my chances on the dating pool.

23 isn’t THAT young. She had a chance to meet lots of other guys while in college, even though she was in a relationship, surely she had male friends and the chance to peruse her own interests. If they met at 14 and were talking engagement at 19, I would definitely suggest waiting, but 23 is an adult. I was single for much of my 20s and while I’m glad I had the space and freedom to date around and make mistakes, there was a lot of angst and drama and heartache I wouldn’t really want to relive. I’m lucky my now husband was single when I met him in law school. My sister is still single and pushing 40, great single guys who want to start a family like she does seem to be a rarity. [/quote]

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