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Will you ever want to be a best friend or close friend w/ someone who is much older? Even opposite gender?

I felt uncomfortable w/ much older men unless I was the one who wanted to be friends. Never thought about becoming very close friends w/ much younger or older female until recently.

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18 Answers to "Will you ever want to be a best friend or close friend w/ someone who is much older? Even opposite gender?"

  1. blackarcher - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by blackarcher Feb 2nd, 2011 at 8:56AM

    I don't have any preconceived notions of what a friend should be,,,,,gender and age is irrelevant.....its what's inside that counts. You will find that a true friend is a rare thing. If you make exclusions based on are, gender, race, religion, economic status it is you who will lose.

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  2. rustyfut - 31-35 years old

    Posted by rustyfut Jul 27th, 2011 at 6:22AM

    mths past replying . im way older then a few friends. i would state this- where i am in my head; younger people n i connect. why the hell should i care- its only other people who judge that causes any probs. interestingly enough- no1 has ever thrown me away. so i woud suggest that realistic interaction is more important then judgements.

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  3. justsunni - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by justsunni Feb 2nd, 2011 at 8:59AM

    older...younger....what difference does it make. blackarcher said it well

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  4. MasterDavidGoodmen - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by MasterDavidGoodmen Jan 31st, 2011 at 11:13AM

    Being friends is being friends. Age, sex, finances, beauty, height, all that is unimportant.

    Besides, anyone "much older" than I is likely dead, as I am fifty-seven. (smile)

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  5. goahead - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by goahead Jan 31st, 2011 at 5:54AM

    We always will have people older and younger than we which has nothing to do with friendship it is who we realate with that makes friends.

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  6. akindheart - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by akindheart Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:20AM

    Yes, i have a special older friend, much older...he had romantic interests but I had none...we have a communication gap sometimes but he has wonderful insight on situations...and he calls me everyday.

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  7. lillyep - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by lillyep Jan 31st, 2011 at 1:58AM

    age is not a problem for me in making close friends or just simple friend. I actually prefer older people. They are more understanding.

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  8. Excellency - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by Excellency Jan 31st, 2011 at 2:51AM

    I mean way older people tho, would ur answer still be the same?

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  9. trubeauty - 22-25 years old

    Posted by trubeauty Jan 31st, 2011 at 12:34AM

    I actually have a friend who is in his 40s- and we are close friends. I liken our friendship to the tight bond that Michael Jackson shared with Elizabeth Taylor. My guy friend and I are just that close. We have been out on several dinner dates, and on rides through various cities in Maryland, we will just talk about any and everything. I value his friendship and am thankful to God for his investment in my life.

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  10. swimmingswan - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by swimmingswan Jan 31st, 2011 at 12:06AM

    why would you

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  11. Excellency - 26-30 years old - male

    Reply by Excellency Jan 31st, 2011 at 12:51AM

    Why would me...what? :) Would you elaborate?

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  12. katrlrofdarkhppy - 16-17 years old

    Posted by katrlrofdarkhppy Jan 30th, 2011 at 11:31PM

    Yes~! I already have friends who are way older than me, opposite or same gender. :)

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  13. invisibleTears - 16-17 years old - female

    Posted by invisibleTears Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:52PM

    Why doess it matter their age. If their nice and not rude then wat the hell go for it

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  14. need2care - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by need2care Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:45PM

    Not any more, no. My best friends tend to be much younger now and still the opposite sex.

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  15. anotherinnocent - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by anotherinnocent Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:43PM

    YES

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  16. andysingh - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by andysingh Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:42PM

    yes i have friends of both sexes and both genders my best friend in the world is 21 years younger than me and a female

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  17. BittenDog - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by BittenDog Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:40PM

    Age is just a number. My best friend is 28 years younger and the opposite gender.

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  18. CrystalVisionary - 70+ years old

    Posted by CrystalVisionary Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:39PM

    I have friends who are very close that are in their 70's and 80's I have close friends that are in their 20's. My older friends are actually the closest... I don't think that many younger people understand the value of friends from different generations...I know I didn't... perhaps they are worried that the older ones will take advantage of them.

    My closest friends have usually been female.. but not exclusively.

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  19. CountSpatula - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by CountSpatula Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:39PM

    Sure. I like fossils.

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  20. TheMadHater - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by TheMadHater Jan 30th, 2011 at 10:36PM

    If I have nothing against that person I see no reason not to be friends with them.

    Whether it becomes close or not is a story of its own.

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