Am a long-term working Mum with a daughter in NUS.
She has faced her fair share of dating and it has been quite a disaster. Either the boy had differences or that she faced bouts of being cheated on.
Most of her boyfriends were found either in school or on a dating app. Just because those boys went via the so-called “acceptable” means to find a date, doesn’t guarantee my approval nor did they treat my daughter properly.
As much as I don’t know enough on this specific boy, I have never seen anyone in ages writing sincere. wholesome notes to others. It is such a nostalgic throwback to my time of dating. Everything being much simpler, face-to-face and genuine.
I may still feel sceptical on behalf of my daughter given he is still a total stranger. However, I would still support my daughter to consider him a try.
At least my daughter would have already seen and vibed the boy in real life. Not like on those silly dating apps where whatever you see on a “profile” is not necessarily what you get in real life.
A mother’s instinct is unlikely to go wrong. I can at least sit right that he’s more likely to treat my daughter better than what she has already faced.
PS: Unless you have a daughter, stop using the “imagine xxx hit on your daughter” to put others down. You are not a parent yourself. Don’t speak on behalf of actual parents.