Please date my son! These young men are handsome, kind... and single. Now their mums have taken matters into their own hands to find them love. So do YOU know the right match for them?
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While it's never been easy for a mother to watch her child struggle to find the perfect partner, things look set to be worse than ever in 2025. We've all heard of the chaos wreaked on twentysomethings' love lives by the rise of dating apps and social media, with swiping on a phone rather than actually talking now the norm.
![[Luke would never judge someone on appearances, so the most important quality is kindness]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/21/93478289-14226003-Luke_would_never_judge_someone_on_appearances_so_the_most_import-m-4_1735161200105.jpg)
Then there's the growing ideological gap between the young men and women of Gen Z (those aged from their teens up to their late 20s), with women significantly more liberal than men, according to data from the British Election Study for 2024. And there are added complications because, many report, it's no longer considered acceptable to just get chatting to someone in a bar, or elsewhere, and then ask for their number. So what's a concerned mum to do? These three mothers have taken matters into their own hands. Their New Year's resolution is to make sure that their sons find love... with a little help from Femail.
![[Marci Homewood 52, has nominated her son Joe, 26, a special effects technician, for a date]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/21/93478273-14226003-Marci_Homewood_52_has_nominated_her_son_Joe_26_a_special_effects-m-5_1735161215803.jpg)
Read on to find out why – and ask yourself, do you know just the right girl for one of these courageous young men (and their determined mothers)?. Caterer Holly Stacpoole, 45, is married and has three children – Luke, 23, Amelie, 18. and Joshua, nine. They live in Camberley, Surrey. She has nominated Luke for a date.
![[Joe admits he has been single for a long time but doesn't know why. He has profiles on dating apps but says he hates using them and would rather meet someone the 'old-school way']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/21/93478285-14226003-Joe_admits_he_has_been_single_for_a_long_time_but_doesn_t_know_w-m-14_1735161658580.jpg)
Holly says: My son Luke keeps everyone in our family grounded. He is a kind young man who will often buy me sweets and my favourite chocolates, just because. Caterer Holly Stacpoole, 45, wants her son Luke, 23, to start dating again but says he is 'just so shy with girls'.
![[Mature student Sara Collins, 55, says her son Jude, 20, is caring, sweet, attentive and generous - and is desperate for a girlfriend]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/21/93478275-14226003-Mature_student_Sara_Collins_55_says_her_son_Jude_20_is_caring_sw-m-7_1735161247062.jpg)
