I feel terrible...

[DianaB]

I don't see that by saying "I can't" that she rejected your son. I would guess that there's some reason right now that she can't date him. Maybe since the last guy she dated her parents decided that she was too young and set some rules about dating. If he's friends with her then he needs to respect that for some reason or another she can't date right now. Maybe if he talked to her a little more about it he'd find out why it is that she can't date him. Maybe she doesn't want to lose the friendship that she has with him. Tell your son to keep his chin up and stay friends with her. Sometimes it's easier to be friends and eventually it turns into more.