Don’t feel bad about wanting someone of your level. That is crazy that he’s 17 and only has, what, an 8th/ grade education! Is this the 1920s?? Why didn’t the truant officer or the state handle it at that point???

Don’t judge him for his wacky childhood, but do be discerning about where he’s going.

And, “judge lest ye be judged” ~ I’m sorry, it is a little sketchy for a nineteen year old woman who has it together to be chasing an immature seventeen year old boy. But hey, I’m not judging! 😉

What I would do is tell him “I’ll date you when we’re peers.” It may not happen until he’s 25. But imagine him at 25, and you at 27, you’ll both have finished your education, you’ll both have jobs, are stable, he’s away from his crazy mom. Feels better, right? Just don’t hold his hand to get him there.

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