18-year-old boy reportedly rejects university admission to follow girlfriend to smaller college

• The post, which was shared on the popular social media platform X (formerly Twitter), quickly gained popularity.

• A lady who witnessed the incident believes the 18-year-old should have taken advantage of the opportunity to attend university.

An 18-year-old male has garnered significant attention after declining a university offer to accompany his girlfriend to a smaller college, citing their romantic relationship as the motivation behind his choice.

This information was disseminated through a post that rapidly gained popularity on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).

In the post, a lady who appears to have observed the situation shared her insights, indicating that the young man, at the age of 18, should have taken advantage of the opportunity to pursue higher education.

Instead, he chose to enroll in a smaller college alongside his girlfriend, driven by their affection for one another.

She wrote: “Got a listener whose son is rejecting an offer from UCT so that he can follow his gf to a smaller college because they are in love. Omg. At 18.”

As the post attracted attention, numerous concerned individuals inundated the comments section, expressing their opinions regarding the young man’s decision.

Reacting to the post…

@TLMathabe: “Suddenly my hands are itching, bare onna kae yena son owe.”

@Phathis03457426: “I would faint hundred times ,our children bathong.”

@Sihle_Phama: “One of my senior schoolmates got a sports scholarship to study in the states and stayed behind for a man who later killed someone and went to jail for years while she raised their child.”

@GodPenuel: “Nothing wrong. As long as he studies the course he wants and concentrates in class.”

@SibaAtSea: “Yeah, I had mates like this. The quality of their lives would be so much better if they’d listened.”

@StraightupGal: “Oh no, hormones dictating life’s choices. When exactly do children stop being headaches?”

@__arike_adey: “I really don’t like when kids dictate what they want contrary to what their parents want at such young age or younger.”