Dear Suze Q, Our 19-year-old daughter is bringing home her boyfriend du jour for Thanksgiving weekend and wants to stay in the same bedroom! My husband and I have never met this person and don't want to condone sleeping with our daughter before we've had a chance to even like him. We've decided they're welcome but must have separate bedrooms. Are we too old-fashioned?
Dear Old-Fashioned, Your house, your rules. Welcoming your daughter's male friend into your house is one thing. Welcoming him, without knowing him, into your daughter's bed, under your roof, is quite a different welcome mat, and sends the signal that you condone sleeping with any guy she brings home. Show them their own rooms but don't expect much. Wear earplugs and sleep eye-masks, pretending in the morning nothing is amiss. -SQ
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