Do you have any friends who are significantly younger than you?

[MsWalterMitty]

My husband has become friends with someone who is in their early 20s. We are in our mid 40s. She has just finished uni, renting a house with a house mate, single and looking for jobs.

DH and I have 2 kids, a house and well established careers.

Just mentioning this to point out that we are at different phases of our lives.

My husband met her through a hobby, so they haven't socialised out side of this. But there's arrangements for us all to get together for drinks/dinner/days out... basically socialising.

I've not met her yet, but she seems lovely, but part of me is thinking is this wierd? Or am I being stupid?

Thanks!

@felulageller

There's a world of a difference between same sex age gap friendships and a middle aged straight man chasing after the attention of a bit of meat half his age.

What a nasty turn of phrase you have

Why would you think it is okay to describe a young woman in such a way ?

@Bagelsandbrie

I think my spidery senses would be tingling a bit at this. I think it’s a bit weird for an married older man to be “friends” with a younger woman. I bet he wouldn’t be so keen to be friends with 50 year old Brian from the IT department….

and that says more about you than the OP's dh. (as you did later say, tbf)

When you climb, you do partner off with people who are climbing at the same level as you, to work on the same level of climb. It has nothing to do with what sex you are or what age you are.

I have a group of friends through a hobby that are 35, 33, 25 and 22 years older than me. We get together for lunch regularly. We are very close and Covid has cemented our relationship as we have ensured we've stayed on touch in whichever way we were allowed (zoom calls, socially distanced coffee in a flask meet ups in a park with our camping chairs etc).