I think link's dad should have been gone for long time now. And link's mom died giving birth to a baby brother. (About 7 I guess.) But I agree, he does need a best friend.
(The Hero) You are right!
(Everyone Else) Were is the proof that he is older exactly? people always ask me for quotes and it drives me nuts. Prove it to us! And do not just put a quote out there because that can be made up and edited. Show us an official IGN/Nintendo/Gamespot translated video...
Youn link from OoT is 10. Adult link is 17 (which does not make him an adult). TWW link is 13 (forgot source). And miyamoto said they wanted a link younger than TP (which ws also 17) but not as young as in OoT. So I'm guesing around 15 or 14. So, either way, he is too young to have wife and kids...
(Locke)Actually I failed to clearly state my opinion. I'd prefer not to have parents in SS, as long as they're not just inexplicably absent. There would have to be a decent excuse this time to leave them out, unlike in previous games in which your imagination can take you to an endless number of...