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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my almost 18 (in Sept) rising senior son is the same way.  He's an athlete, attractive, gets asked by the popular girls to homecoming/formals/prom/etc.  He's a good student, funny, etc.  He's never had a girlfriend and seems to have no interest.  Perhaps he's had isolated physical encounters with girls (i have no way of knowing) but it's certainly nothing regular or attached to any relationship.

I really don't think he looks at porn (more than very occasionally)---we still have it locked down at home and he goes to a school that doesn't allow phones at all during the 8am to 6pm school day and he drives directly to and from school).  I mean, he could be surfing when he's away from the house on the weekends but I don't think so and if he is it's not for hours at a time. He's almost never alone in his room when he's home.

He's not gay (that I know of).  And we would be fine with that--have never indicated anything through word or action or any part of our lives that we would bat an eye at this.

I think he's just a late bloomer in this regard. It's kind of odd when I think about it.  [/quote]

Both my kids are like this but Dh and I were also late bloomers so probably not surprising. The kids (and DH) also have ADHD which I'm told = a couple years delay in brain development so maybe that contributes to it. Both have told me they've been asked out but weren't interested, they just want friends at this point. I'm sure they'll eventually find the right person just like DH and I did. [/quote]

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