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[harrison858]

I for one also agree that there shouldn't be age limits for friendships. Friendship is all about how you get along with other people, your experiences, etc. It involves what you've been through, your times with your friends, your memories, and more.

If you limit to age then that means you're setting a requirement of who can be your friend, and who cant.

[Ike_ve]

My friends are same as me, and some younger. Age differences doesn't matter as long as the friendship works. A 12year old and a 18 year old can be better friends than two 18 year olds

[HDuffRules]

I have friends that are various ages, but in terms of the people that I hang out with, I'm the youngest of the bunch and everyone is 2-6 years older than I am. I don't think this is a problem; they are simply the people I like to be around. There's no age limit on friendship, but a general indicator for being able to hang out without a creepiness factor probably tops out around 5 years. (Unless you're older, in which case, this might stretch to 7 or 10.)

[iGuest]

My 8 year old son and his 18 year old friendAge Differences Of Friends

Ok so I am a bit worried over this situation, my son is 8 years old (9 in april) and he has a 'friend' who is 18 years old, she lives in the same street and have known each other since my son was about 1 1/2, the thing is my son always wants to spend time with her, every day he sneeks out of our house to be with her, she doesn't seem 'right in the head' though and I think she has some sort of social problems, as far as I can see they just play football and talking with each other,, I am just conserned there is something else going on,, I have tried warning them off each other by saying I'll phone the police etc but nothing works, he comes back in the house and nothing unusual or anything but I am just a bit worried about how it will go against him for his future, he hangs around with everyone in his class at school but at home there is only this girl and one of the kids from his class who lives a few streets away who he considers his 'best friend', but that boy is a little thug, a bad influence and I don't really want him hanging with him either but I let him as I'd prefer him to be with a boy of his own age

My boy has two older brothers, a 13 year old with Aspergers who never leaves the house anyways and an 18 year old who sometimes plays with the 18 year old girl also, more so when they were younger and that's how this all started when they were introduced

Sorry for rambling, I hope you can understand this,, please get back to me, any questions feel free to ask as long as it isn't too personal and I'll try and get back to you, I need my mind put at rest, thanks

-question by Annonymous

[iGuest]

Friendship age gapAge Differences Of Friends

I'm 15 years old and I have some friends my age but the majority of my friends are older

I have a friend that is 37 years old   with 2 children and we get on so well.

I absolutely love her to pieces!

We email each other nearly every day.

I find it ridiculous to have a "restriction" on friendship age...I believe that if you get on well together...Who cares about age!

-reply by Annie

 

[Parubilla]

I think what matters is not the physical age but the mental one, I mean for example if you are 20 something and you work and have responsibilities, it does not matter if you have friends that are 40 years old because basically they are living the same or similar situations that you are living so you can understand each other a little bit more than with a 15 year old who´s in high school and crazy about beaver. I personally like to have all kinds of friends, the older ones already pass your life moment so they will give you (sometimes) a bigger view of life, the ones that are your age are just like you so it´s like let´s enjoy this moment and then with the younger ones you can kind of go back and be silly and laugh and remind yourself how you were like when you were that age.

About the post about the 8 year old hanging out with the 18 year old, well I will be worried for my son and for the 18 year old girl, like that girl has something wrong with her head, when you turn 18 is like you own the world and want to do anything and only stay with your friends and living... and the 8 year old should be enjoying being a kid thats all, because that one of the best parts of the life I think, when you don´t have to worry about anything big just be good at school and play with your friends.

[Illustrious]

I do not believe that people should really worry about age differences in friendship. Age is only a number. However, I tend to hang out with people in my own age group, within 2 years of my age. I am fifteen. Most of my friends that I hang out with range in age from anywhere from 14-18 years old. If I were only restricted to being friends with my own age group, I wouldn't have many friends.

[anwiii]

i think anyone who has to ask such questions shouldn't have any friends. that's just my opinion. why limit friendship?

[Iniyila]

i completely agree with anwii when you are trying to choose a real friend the least important thing is the age gap between.i think the most important thing is the feelings you have to each other if you like somebody it doesn't matter how old he/she is. actually most of my friends are older than me and some of them are younger so if i care about their ages i will loose most of my friends. i will never choose a friend whom cares about my age. i think if someone care about the age gap maybe he/she never finds his/her real friend at all.