Yeah. You sound coddling, let your BF be himself, especially at 17. You could stunt his growth by helicoptering around him as the older more confident BF.
Same for me when I lost weight for jiu-jitsu competition. Moving from a big husky guy to a big athletic guy (while working in a pub) I suddenly had so many women flirting with me.
Yeah. You sound coddling, let your BF be himself, especially at 17. You could stunt his growth by helicoptering around him as the older more confident BF.