Dear Amy: I wanted to comment on a recent letter from "Desperate in D.C." - the 15-year-old boy who was being bullied by classmates and ate alone in the lunchroom.

I retired last year from teaching high school. There was a boy in the senior class who used to come into class 30 minutes ahead of time during his lunch (and my class prep) time.

Dear Teacher: I love the idea of this informal "lunch bunch" - and suggested in my answer to this letter that this 15-year-old would benefit from having lunchtime access to a sympathetic teacher or staff person, instead of toughing it out in the lunchroom.

My son has been a very good boyfriend, and he has a lot of qualities that I presume most girls want in a boyfriend. He works part time while going to college, and he is always thinking of romantic things to do for his girlfriend.

Recently, my son's girlfriend told him that she wanted to start going out more with her friends (boys and girls) to parties, etc. - without my son.

Recently, he was at a club with friends. He saw her there with her friends. When he went up to speak with her, she told him that she wanted him to pretend he didn't know her.

Dear Linda: Your son's girlfriend doesn't want to be his girlfriend. Her treatment of him in public is unacceptable, and the sooner he understands that, the better.

I hope that your son will wake up one day soon and realize that his girlfriend is "just not that into him." When a girlfriend asks her guy to pretend that he doesn't know her, then he should respond to her by not knowing her.

Getting your feelings hurt is an unfortunate, but unavoidable, side effect of having a romantic life. You should encourage your son to talk about his feelings and assure him that he is every bit as wonderful as you think he is.

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