We asked: "How much influence do a guy's parents have on who he dates?"

He said: "They don't have a say, but there's an influence. If they didn't like who I was dating, they'd tell me and try to influence me. It's important to me to be with someone who makes them happy."

Dude: Zev, 15
Hometown: New York, N.Y.

He said: "None -- they mostly don't care. They wouldn't make me break up with her, but they'd tell me [they didn't like her]."