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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just have a normal conversation with him!  Most normal conversations i have with people I don't see very often involve asking them what they are up to and what is going on with their lives.  Then see how he answers.  If he does not bring it up, I would not bring it up either.[/quote]
+1  I can't imagine seeing a college-aged nephew and not asking "how's school?"  He'll either tell you he's having a hard time and taking longer to graduate, or he switched majors or is double-majoring or something, or he studied abroad and didn't get all the required credits, or that he quietly graduated early and is building a company in his parents' basement.

If you care about the kid talk to the kid.  If you care about embarrassing his mom for being proud of her kid on Facebook in the past, I guess you'll probably find some way to do that.[/quote]
+2 Or he took a semester off for mental health issues, or Covid disrupted his education, or he will be graduating this December, or it's still up in the air.  OP IRL you can ask gently and not make anyone uncomfortable, and be a supportive aunt.  [/quote]

Again, you all sound as nosy as OP for offering up these possible explanations.  Just ask "how's school?"  It's a pro forma question, and unless you're nosy or a bad person you hope only that the answer is "great!"[/quote]

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