[OnyxCougar]

Be aware....the only rule I laid down was that they could not see each other one on one at each other's homes until there was a declaration of exclusivity.

I don't think that is an extreme policy.

Meaning, until Marcia decided she was going to be exclusive with my son, she's not coming over and hanging all over him on the couch watching a DVD and feeding him popcorn. That is not the way someone who is supposed to be exclusive with SOMEONE ELSE should be behaving. I don't care if he likes it or not.

Now that they are officially dating (exclusively) it's ok to act like that.

Do you see where I was going with that rule and why this is not a case of controlling his every move? Even if she was still seeing Alex, I didn't care if they talked on MSN, or on the phone, or at parties, or at dances. But while she was dating Alex, she would not be dating my son.

I really don't think that's being overly strict. In fact, I think it's more than fair.