Retirement age & friendship groups

[Orianza]

If you're of retirement age range, do you find a big discrepancy between your friendship group of actual retirement age and does this affect what plans you make with friends?

I'm mid 40s, most friends similar age, but I'm trying to aim to retire at 60. I can well imagine a scenario where a lot of my friends will still be working until they're pension age at least. I'm just musing about the likely mis match that for example my mum's generation didn't seem to have.

The issue with saying "retirement age range" is that there is a huge age range. Many people still retire at 60 and, even at the current age of 66 for state pension, there are a lot of pensioners with parents still alive.
Everyone in my reading group is retired but there is a 30 year age range. The oldest person there passed his driving test some years before I was born!

My DH and I retired at 52 and 55. We’ve joined a lovely spa together and haven’t made friends there yet but have found a wide variety of ages go during the daytime including lots of people with their own businesses.
I still see my two best friends separately once each week so that’s nice. One I see in the day time and the other on the evening. My retirement hasn’t made any difference to my friendships. I still see my other friends exactly the same amount as I used to.
My plan is to continue putting energy into my existing friendships and if I make new friends then I do but I’m not necessarily looking for a new friend.

I am 52 and work from home very part time. I have friends that range in age from 35-60. Some are fully retired, some work full time, others part time. I don’t really see why our ages or employment status would change the relationships.

My book club, exercise class, choir and music group range in age from 35 to 70 with my closest friends in those groups being slightly younger than me and still working full or part time. I think the biggest factor in ageing after retirement is not being open to trying new hobbies and meeting new people and just sticking with what you know and who you know. I've just signed up online classes for a new hobby and at our first Zoom meet it looked like the global attendees again were of a similar age to "in person" classes.

I've started to think about this myself. Actually it's made me think hard about my friendships.

I could retire now (at 52) if I wanted to. I won't until at least 55, whereas most people I know will go on much longer. I can't think of anyone who will be more pleased for me than jealous...

I’m 58 and retired.

I have friends from 34-64.

The 34 year old makes me cry with laughter.

I think from the comments here already that it's showing up a real gap between those currently in their 50s and those in their 40s.

Most of my peer group (and I include school mums) work full time or almost full time, and no one I know can even consider retiring in their 50s. House prices? Student loans?

I think also reading about how many women quit work due to menopause has also got me thinking on this.

My youngest friend is 44 and the oldest almost 80 but most are in my age range and about 50 which means most are still working. I’m 55 and retired early, unfortunately the pandemic put a stop to mixing for everyone so has made it a little harder for all ages and stages.

I quit work due to the menopause.

My friends are already a mixture of working full time, part time and not at all since having children, so I don't suppose it will make much difference. We are mid 50s and no one I know (as far as I know) is planning to retire any time soon. It might make more difference for men as they are more likely to work full time till retirement.

I’m retired and I have friends /acquaintances from mid 30s through to 80s. They’re all fab and non ageist.
I don’t think it’s an issue if you are outward going, join in all age activities and have a tolerant disposition.