I told my husband about this and he was not happy. He felt that this family has too many issues and prolonging the relationship wouldn't be a good thing.

Well, I went with my gut and asked DS if he wanted to write to her. He did...and he did.

The "letter" will go out this week.

I've been doing some "soul-searching" and realize that I feel that a child needs to have closure of their OWN making. I have a strong feeling about this because of a relationship I had as a child that ended rather abruptly.

Thanks to everyone who said not to ignore the feelings my son has for this girl. In the end, for someone (of any age) to have time to explore a relationship is very important. To have that taken away is cruel, imo.