Son’s Girlfriend: The Big Mistake You Need to Avoid

The other day I ran into the mother of my middle son’s former girlfriend. Our kids, who started dating in high school, broke up at the beginning of their sophomore year in college, after dating for nearly two years. Our encounter was not awkward and I was glad to see her and hear how her daughter was doing; when she was my son’s girlfriend, I had enjoyed her company.

Author’s son proposing to his girlfriend, now wife. (Photo credit: Marlene Kern Fischer)

I have a friend who told me that until a ...