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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, depends on your son's judgment and your relationship with him. In any case, tell him you support him no matter what and that you want what is best for him. I really wish I had a mother who was less laissez faire when I was growing up and spoke frankly about life lessons. Part of it was that she herself was very naive having married her first boyfriend (ended in a bitter divorce), but part of it was that she truly believed that I should learn on my own. With my own children, I have tried to offer support and also my insights. I try to encourage friendships and relationships with people who are kind and studious, and discourage friendships and relationships with people who are unkind and get into trouble. [/quote]

Agreed. The time to talk is before they have the bf/gf. Tell them to only marry hardworking, kind people like their mother/father is. Show them what low drama marriages look like. Go on dates with your own spouse still to show them what long term romance looks like. Debate things calmly in your own marriage so they know what arguments should look like.

At least that's what DH's parents and my parents both did to us. When we saw drama in our prior relationships, we ran away and knew it was a red flag.[/quote]

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