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I was dating this guy for about 4 months. I’m 20, he’s 19. Things were generally going very well. We became exclusive early on. He broke up with me about three weeks after officially becoming boyfriend-girlfriend. That was about a month and half ago. He said that he wanted to be friends, but that a relationship wasn’t desirable for him right now. That sounded fine at the time, but I realized that I still liked him as more than a friend. He also said that he was still attracted to me.

Anyway, we live near each other and have seen each other quite a bit since the breakup. We’ve spent the night.. and have been intimate. I feel like that muddied the waters a bit. Though we’ve broken up, he still acts like a boyfriend. He isn’t actively seeking dates and says that he still likes me. It’s like he partakes in the responsibilities of being a boyfriend, but does not like the title at all.

We had a conversation today. At this point, we had decided to be just friends (ie no sex), but to be open-minded to what the future may hold. I’m just wondering if people ever go from relationship to friends back to relationship. The pessimist in me says that if it didn’t work then, it probably never will… but life changes things, maybe it could work.

What say you?

THIS IS REALLY NONE OF MY BUSINESS BUT I'M CURIOUS SO I'M ASKING ANYWAY.

My friend has a new boyfriend. Their two month anniversary is actually today so they're quite new at dating each other.

In any case, they spend the night in his room (we're in college) every once in a while but they do not have sex, or so she says.

But here's the thing - his parents call him every morning.

Is that normal?

Like his mom calls him daily and when he told her my friend had spent the night they made him drive all the way home (2 hour drive) to talk about it in person.

He Skypes with his mom for three hours a day every day.

Is this normal for a 21 year old college junior?

See, to me, it's screaming "Momma's Boy" and I'd be high tailing it out of there so fast lol. Nothing wrong with being close to your parents but really? His mother controls his every move.

My friend complains to me all the time about how her boyfriend can't do anything (go to basketball games/go to lunch/etc.) because his mom told him he needs to study.

Is it normal for parents to have such a hold on their sons at this age?

I mean, I talk to my parents maybe once every other week and that's only to tell them when I plan on coming home next or to tell them that I need to set up an appointment when I'm back in town or something.

But maybe I'm the weird one. Is it normal to be in such constant and intimate contact with parents when you're a 21 year old male college student?