To feel odd being friends with people in their 20’s now I’m 30’

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Just feel so much older

And yet you are comfortable posting this on a site predominantly populated by a much wider age range? Bizarre.

I think this is quite strange to be honest... surely your friends will soon be turning 30 too? I'm in my late 20s and have friends from early 20s - 50s!

You don’t sound older

I think this sounds ridiculous tbh. Assuming you haven’t been through an intense, life changing event you’re probably the same person in most respects as you were when you were 29. People don’t change species because they have moved into a new decade.

If you mean you aren’t interested in going out drinking etc then that’s totally fine and fair but its not to do with having reached some arbitrary line in the sand.

A friend is a friend, age shouldn't matter really. I have friends of all ages.

It’s peoples personalities that you connect with, which largely stay the same. I’m mid 30s and have friends from 20s-60s. I’d be really sad if some of my older friends decided I was too young to be friends with.

Don’t be daft

I mean, I’m 50. And it hasn’t crossed my mind to de-friend all my friends that are still in their forties 🤷‍♀️

What an odd post.

That’s an incredibly weird attitude. Anyone would think you were consorting with toddlers.

You constantly start so many weird threads about finding the most normal things odd. Do you not have anything better to do?

It's true that it can be harder to keep up with friends who are at a different stage of life to you (for example, if you have settled down with kids and they are still out partying every night) but that has nothing to do with their biological age. And if they are true friends you should even be able to negotiate this.

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5536433-to-ask-what-the-age-ranges-of-your-friends-are?reply=152626583

Here is a thread about the age ranges other peiole are fruends with, OP. Sometimes (gasp!) their friends are 30 years younger or older than them.

I'm 40 the three closest friends I have are 21, 48 and 79. If it's such a big deal to you then make new friends your age?!

Why is it weird to have different ages of friends? If you get on you get on surely? I’m 45 and a close friend of mine is 85. We text a few times a week and meet up for lunch/dinner/coffee at least once a month.

Stage of life thing I could understand but age less so.

I agree I'll be 50 next year and already thinking I'll have to ditch all my friends age 49 and younger...

Yeah, you need to. Do do a mass WhatsApp saying ‘Ditching you, juvenile losers, now that I have ascended to the realm of enlightenment.’

I went and worked in a resort when I was 30 where the majority of my colleagues were 18-21. I’m still friends with some now - although a couple do call me Mum 😂

Yes, yes, thats the exact plan.

What an odd thing to say.

Honestly you sound shallow and immature.

Age is just a number. Friendships should be built in more than that.

I have friends ranging from 18 to 92, from all walks and classes of life.

Mlperhaos you should start acting your age?

I've had one very good friend since I was 25, she's 20 years older than me.

Completely ridiculous

I’m mid 40s and have friends from 24 to 70!