Do you have age-gap friendships?

[Mummypie21]

This post is inspired by another post from a lady who was thinking of going clubbing with a group of women that were half her age. Does anyone have friends who are much younger or much older? I'm 42 and I have friends whose ages range from 27 to 57 (A big age gap but still within a 15 year gap from me).

I have friends from age 18 right to late 50s… I’m 39…

I'm 66. My oldest friend is in her 80s; my youngest is in her 30s.

Yes. I’m a big fan of age gap friendships. I am
late 50s and am close friends with a 25yo and also have a friend in their 70s and another in their 80s. People in different age brackets have different perspectives, which I like.

Yes! Two of my favourite people are 32 and 74. I’m late 40s.

Yes! I play a sport with women of all ages and socialise with a group aged between 20 and 62 (I’m 48). I have another friend from a different hobby who is 79 (older than my mum!)

I'm 59 and have seven close friends (I have other people I occasionally see who you'd consider to be friends though, those being 55-80). My close friends are aged 42-63. My friend who is 42 is the most recent, we've known eachother for 12 years - our lives are very different (she had a baby five years ago/my DD has already left home, her husband is a millionaire/we're below average income, she's intelligent and very knowledgeable - I'm not) but we just get on really well together.

I’m 48 and a good friend who is 79. We just get on really well, we’re quite similar. But I also find her inspiring, as she has achieved a lot, and been through a lot, and always gives good advice or an alternative viewpoint.

I am 57 and my friends are 49 to 67.

I love age gap friendships. The one thing that bothers me about being old, is that the future probably involves living in some old person ghetto like a retirement village or care home.

I'm 70. My best friend is 42. We met when I was 53 and they were 25. I deliberately choose activities and voluntary work that bring me into contact with younger people, and avoid anything specifically and exclusively for my age group.

Yes, a lot of the good friends I've made at this stage in life are older than me. I'm 42 and many of my good friends are in their mid 50s, some in their 60s. We seem to share a similar outlook on life and most haven't had children either.

I'm 52 and I am in a group of good female friends- 9 of us. We do book club, go to the pub, go to the theatre, go on overnight trips to other cities.

I'm the youngest. The next youngest is 61 and the oldest is 85.

Yes and I love it. I'm 50 and two of my close friends are 15 years older and younger than me. It's great

Kinda. My partner's mum is one of my closest friends, she's almost twice my age. We go on holidays, for meals and to the theatre together, just the two of us.
My other close friend is 10 years younger.

Im 60, two close friends are 36 and 29. My 2 long standing friends are 66 each.
The 36 yr old jokes I'm her second mum.

I have friends who are 15 years younger and 25 years older. I can honestly say I don't notice the age difference.

I spent yesterday with people that range from ten years younger than me to 28 years older

Yep I'm 42 and im close friends with a 60 and 59 yr old

20 years in both directions

I’m 38, have friends aged from 22 - 57, men and women. I’ve lays been one of them women who relate more with male friends than female. I love football, sport and have very dark humour.

Why have you started the same thread twice ?

I have friends much younger and much older. We learn so much from each other. I think it’s about having similar attitudes. Diversity is one of life’s treasures.

I wanted to put it in AIBU but clicked chat by mistake.