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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a boy here.  DS and his friends are mostly around 16.  They seem to be most interested in food, cars, driving, and watching random things online (stupid videos, tik tok, some video games still).  You rarely hear girls mentioned.  My husband and I don’t understand it.  [/quote]

Same - My DS is now 19 in college and I never hear/see women, unless they are singing with the band that day (they practice in their studio in our basement)

I am flummoxed. I was so dating crazy at that age!

I often wonder if social media/reality TV has warped their perception so far out of reality that dating or sex is just not possible. [/quote]

I'm the mom with the almost 17 year old son and I could have written these posts as well.  I mentioned that my son and his pack of friends spend time doing things like "golfing, movies, pick-up sports, going to the pool, going to a friend's lake house, etc". Well, I could also have listed "eating out, watching stupid videos, talking about cars, driving around, going to baseball games, going to the beach, and I'm sure checking out random girls etc."  Also, rarely are girls even mentioned except when it's Homecoming or dance time when they all get dates.

We say all the time that they're like 70 year old men.  They literally have a standing weekend breakfast date at a diner.  
A few had a "girlfriend" at age 14 but this phase passed quickly.  It really feels like they said, "been there, done that but I'd prefer to spend my limited free time (kids are so busy this day) with the pack of friends vs. alone with a girl or talking to a girl.  Hanging with my buddies is far more fun."[/quote]

Girl mom here. That sounds nice! I always liked how boys could be completely satisfied by the company of their guy friends.  [/quote]

Not sure this is gender based.  I could have written the above about my 17 year old daughter.  [/quote]

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