Should I date someone simply because he is always sweet to me when most people aren't? I don't know if this is reason enough.
It's not reason enough. Do you genuinely like this person or are you simply attracted to the kindness being shown to you?
Do you want to spend time with this person? Do you enjoy his or her company? You need answers to these questions first.
I have been dating a boy for two weeks now and, in that time, he has managed to annoy all my friends by being rude and obnoxious. He is not that way with me, obviously, because I would never have agreed to a relationship with him if he was, but I don't understand the difference between who he is privately and how he behaves in public. I have asked him about it, but he doesn't seem to recognise the difference in behaviour and believes my friends are overreacting. I think they are well within their rights to be annoyed, because he really has behaved badly, but he doesn't even acknowledge this as an issue. Should I end this relationship before he manages to alienate all my friends?
Two weeks really is too short a period of time to understand who a person is, especially if he hasn't been obnoxious to you. If you think there is something in this relationship worth holding on to, maybe you should give him the benefit of doubt to figure out why he behaves the way he does. His rude behaviour is inexcusable, of course, but maybe you will get to understand why he does what he does when you spend a little more time with him. If he continues to do this, you are well within your rights to decide whether your friends are more important, but I suggest you give it some time before writing off the whole relationship so quickly. You might also consider keeping him away from your friends until you get to know him a little better.
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