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I mean, never dated, never had any kind of contact with the opposite sex, no female friends etc. This is just an hypothetical question.
No female friends is not the same thing as never dated. I think someone would have to go out of their way to have no friends of the opposite sex, unless they just had very few friends in general.
I understand that hypothetically this is a hypothetical question, but can you be a little more specific?
A friend's daughter recently started dating for the first time and she's 24. She has some social anxiety and in general is a bit of a late bloomer. But she's had plenty of male friends over the years.
Maybe he doesn't want you to know about his love life. You seem to be a bit too involved in another adult's life- if he has something to tell you, he'll tell you when he's ready. Hypothetically, of course.
I wouldn't care? My twenty seven year old cousin has only dated one guy, and that was for like two weeks. I think most of the time when people don't date they are either gay or asexual. However, there can be a lot of other reasons people might not of dated anyone either. It's never good to assume these things.
Right....because gay people don't date? Or because you're not counting their dates as "real" dates?
I say that if your son is a good person, supports himself, never been in trouble with the law, etc. Let him be. If you say anything to him about this, you will push him away.
When I was in college, I never had a serious relationship---went out on dates from time to time but nothing stuck. My mother was always on my case about this and made a lot of snarky comments. So, I hope that you are not harping on your son about his apparent lack of a love life.
If he is gay, would you have no problem if he were to come to you and admit this? I ask because, perhaps, he is gay and is afraid to tell you.
Or, as others pointed out, he may well be asexual.
I say that if your son is a good person, supports himself, never been in trouble with the law, etc. Let him be. If you say anything to him about this, you will push him away.
When I was in college, I never had a serious relationship---went out on dates from time to time but nothing stuck. My mother was always on my case about this and made a lot of snarky comments. So, I hope that you are not harping on your son about his apparent lack of a love life.
If he is gay, would you have no problem if he were to come to you and admit this? I ask because, perhaps, he is gay and is afraid to tell you.
Or, as others pointed out, he may well be asexual.
My Mother is sort of like that, only she does here and there. Not often by any means. Luckliy, no one else in my family (extended as well) cares.
I don't get what parent(s) are hoping to accomplish by doing that. If anything, you'd make the person more self-conscious about it. The assumption that you're gay as well makes it even worse.
And it's almost like they can't understand that some people simply struggle with dating, and/or may not want a relationship in the present time.
I'm 25 and never dated or been in a relationship. Only have had 2 brief short kisses. Once during a New Years Eve party last year, and a few months ago when I went out of state to my boy's cousin's place.
Right....because gay people don't date? Or because you're not counting their dates as "real" dates?
I don't want to speak for HCWC, but it is fairly common for gay people who fear disapproval to not date simply because not dating is far easier than coming out and being ostracized by family/friends ("friends")/church/etc.
My daughter has a friend whose parents are very religious and have made their disapproval of homosexuality clear, so as of now the boy is living "in the closet" (well, his friends know, but not his family) as to not get kicked out of his home
One of my besties son was the same way. We found out that he was gay when he developed PCP. He was afraid to tell his parents that he was a homosexual because he was afraid that they would disown him because they are so very Catholic. Nothing was further from the truth. He's doing fine now and his relationship with his parents is still very much a loving one.
what is PCP?
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