I've had a deep disagreement with Dennis over his "evolutionary psychology" for a long time. I'll discuss that later.
High school love.
Never underestimate the power of puppy love. Both his sons are deeply in love with wonderful girls. I don't assume this love is different from the love a thirty-year-old has for another thirty-year-old. What is your attitude toward this young love, do you recommend or advise against or for it?
Dennis, that's not a great question. You yourself admitted there are many stories in which this sort of thing worked out, and many stories for which it did not. Who can predict whether a particular pair of people, or for that matter either of the individuals in that pair, fits the stereotype? Who can predict whether this particular relationship will or won't work out?
Find a statistic--"Eighty percent of young love relationships work out" or don't work out, whichever is the case--and then you can recommend all day. But find forty separate anecdotes and all you've found it forty interesting stories.
Anecdotal evidence is good for giving insights into certain situations. It's worthless for general informaion or for informing an opinion about the generality of such situations.
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