To ask if you would find a friendship between a 25 year old and 49 unusual

[Beatinghearts]

I’ve met a friend who’s 49 and people find it unusual that I’m friends with someone of that age.

I am in a group of 4 mates - we are all very close and go on holiday together every year. Our ages are 25, 35, 40 and 50 - so very spread out. We met through a mutual hobby. It doesn't really matter what our ages are.

@toconclude

everything is about sex apart from sex. sex is about power

isn't that the quote? :)

@Ponoka7

"Imba 25yr old female and I have a lovely friendship with a 53yr old male colleague. We just get along,"

Time will tell.

why? You feel the need to try to shag every male acquaintance you have, do you?

I have a lot of friends of both sexes through my hobby who are 20-25 years younger. Makes no difference and nobody thinks its strange or odd.

@Dipi79

I'm 41; one of my best friends is 25. She's an old soul and I'm a tad immature, so we meet in the middle. 😁

I love this! Accurately describes one of my friendships too.

I'm 43 and my best friend is 29. My friendship group ranges from 23 to 55, the majority are in their 20s though. The only person who seems to think it's strange is my husband who comments that I'm 'off out with the kids' when I'm going on a night out.

My ex was 16 years older I was 23 when met he turned into a right grumpy old man, I’m 7 years older than dh, music wise we’re different but we get along, on paper we shouldn’t work but we do, both recluses both love our h0me life.

My closest friend is 25 years younger than me. Our group of friends who met through a shared interest range from late 20s to 80. I love that. I'm nid 60s and find it really boring to only be around people my age - we always end up having the same conversations about our kids and our worries about ailing aging parents! It's good to have varied conversation across age groups.

I think once you turn 30 age differences matter less and less. Most of my friends are within a few years of my age but there are quite a few exceptions. I 'm 59 and I have a 79 year old friend. She's actually older than my mum. She's a great laugh and very clued up (unlike my mum who lives in the past). At the other end of the spectrum I'm good mates with a 38 year old whose mum I went to school with. We had (pre CoVid) excellent nights out putting the world to rights over much wine and then suffering the next day. I was very honoured to be made a godmother to her little son recently. It's really bonded our two families.

I'm a mid thirties mum of three. One of my best female friends is a 21 year old uni student who lives at home 😂 I confide in her about everything and value her advice much more than a lot of people my own age! Her life experiences well outweigh most people even much older than her.

One of my best friends is 60, I am 28. I meet up with her a lot more than I do other friends, I ring her every week and we have been on holidays together. I dont see it as strange at all, we get on brilliantly.

I don't think it's unusual. I've always worked alongside people who are older than me. When I was 20, I worked with a woman who was 41 and we're still close friends 16 years later. I'm now 36 and have a number of friends in their 50s and 60s that I met through work.

Absolutely not. I'm 31 and have friends in their 50s and 60s.

I have a large age gap with one of my friends and it makes very little difference. Obviously we are at very different points in our lives (my oldest DS and her DGD are about the same age) but it doesn't matter at all.

My closest friend is 18 years older than me, I have another who's 10 years older. Its about whether you click - and that isn't age dependent.

I'm early 30s and have 4 great school mum friends who are all late 40s early 50s. Our kids are half way through secondary school and we have been firm friends since reception class. Not weird atall.

No I'm 41 and have friends in their 60s,age gap not noticeable in the friendship at all.

No.

Not at all, my friends are a mad range of ages from 18 to 75. I'm 53.

Not weird at all.

Not at all!

As an undergraduate, aged 19-21, I was close friends with a lady from my course who celebrated her 40th while we were there. We're not in touch any more though, beyond a year Christmas card.

Now I'm 36, and a good friend turned 60 in January! Age is just a number!

I'm 50 married with children and i have a good friend half my age. We have things in common and like to go out (well we did!) and do karaoke and have a few drinks.

Nah I formed a Friendship when I was 29 and he was 47. It has led to more than just a friendship now though.

Not weird at all. I'm in my late twenties and have a female friend in her early sixties. She's older than my mum.

No, I wouldn't consider it weird. Since I've been in my mid twenties I haven't found that age is a barrier to being friends with someone. I went back to uni in my mid twenties and some of my friends on my course were nearly twice my age. (Still friends.)