I was wondering if there is any reason for me to be concerned about my 17 yr old son. First I should say he is “normal” and gets straight A’s in high-level classes and tries really hard in school, has friends, is great at art, etc. But he loves dolls, and no I don’t mean action figures, I mean fashion girl dolls. He saves up to get new outfits for them and everything. He is well aware of how his friends would make fun of him if they knew, so he keeps it secret. For a long time now I haven’t done anything about his hobby because I thought it might just be a phase, and after all his friends collect superhero things, so I’ve been telling myself it is just like that. However recently I have been trying to “connect the dots” and was wondering whether or not his attachment to dolls might be affecting him negatively and I still don’t know if I should do something about it. He has never shown any interest in getting a girlfriend and spends all his free time drawing, mostly pictures of his doll character in different outfits/poses. His art teachers say his drawings are amazing and I don’t want to discourage him from using his talent since he is thinking about applying to art school. But it comes off as a little obsessive to me that he draws his doll characters so much. Also, when he talks about his dolls, he says things like “her dress is so pretty” that I would not expect to come out of any other teenage BOY’s mouth. And what inspired me to post this question happened the other day when he thought he had lost his favorite doll. He was on the verge of tears when asking me to help find it, I’m not kidding, which I definitely think is a sign that something is off. When he eventually found the doll he kissed it. I really don’t think this is healthy. Any advice on where to start with addressing his “hobby”...?