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@ak2008 (63)
India
May 20, 2008 4:26am CST
Do you believe that age matters when you make friends? I mean will you go for a person quite older or younger than you when other interests coincide and can be shared?
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10 responses
• Philippines
25 May 08
Age does not matter when one makes friends. Being a good friend is not based on any interest one may share with each other. Friendship is a bond one share with another. And once there is friendship, this bond surpasses any age difference one may have with another. We make friends with the same age as ours because we choose to bond based on the same interest. We are friends to whom we choose to. If your best friend dresses differently than you, would you drop her as your friend? Everybody is different because we are bound to be unique. Same with anyone who is somewhat older, younger, or even the same age as us, shattered friendships is not because of difference in interest but because we choose to close the bond on the defense of our inability to understand that difference. We are friends to those we accept, regardless of age or interest.
• Philippines
25 May 08
I don't think age matters in friendship.. As long as you share the same interests, you can be friends. As long as you are comfortable with each other, no matter what age, it doesn't matter. I know some people who have friends much older than they are, I also have friends who are older than me,, about 5 years difference...
@GreenMoo (11834)
21 May 08
I believe that age is immaterial where friendship is concerned. One of my closest friend nearby is around 30 years older than me, but we enjoy each other's company, we're able to help each other out, and she's probably one of the first people I would call if I needed some support. Most of my friends, including my best friend, are around the same age as me. I don't think it's their actual age which is significant there, but the fact that they are at a similar point in their lives to me so we have plenty to talk about. We pretty much all have children. I do enjoy speaking with people of different ages to me. You get a slightly different perspective on things, which is always interesting.
@ayessa (1583)
• Philippines
21 May 08
My friends comes in different age groups and I never had an issue with that. For me I think, it's my advantage since if I need advice I can just talk to my friends and I'll be getting opinions on different kinds and maturity.
@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
21 May 08
I think age isnt a good thing to base your friendships on,because it doesnt matter how old your friends are, what matters is how much you have in common,on that note I will say this,all most all of my friends are atleast a year or two younger than me.
@batgal (18)
21 May 08
I dont think age matters at all. If you have the same interest & you enjoy each others company then so what. When my mum was alive..she was in her 50's & the majority of her friends were in their 30's & 40's.
@TriciaW (2441)
• United States
20 May 08
Age doesn't matter to me. I have friends that range in all ages because we have things in common and enjoy being around each other. I think that as long as you have fun together age really should not matter.
20 May 08
Age doesnt matter when it comes to friends. As long as they are there to guide you, assist you and be there to help you throgh thats all that matters!! If you dont share interests, thats fine as you still talk about them and share your opinions with each other!! I had an older male friend, we were friends for companionship. I mean we would pop round for a cuppa and natter about our days, what happens in our family life, watch tv/movies and also I would stay the night at his. I believe you can be friends regardless of age, gender and stuff!!
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
20 May 08
Age doesn't matter to me at all. What draws me is common interests, common experiences, and common ways of looking at things. I tend to be smack in the middle of the age ranges of my friends, my best friend is 26 but another close friend of mine is 36. I'm 33. They are both moms and all of us have three kids. At my last job, I was pretty friendly with a coworker who was almost the same age as my mom, and it was interesting to see that you can still share lots in common with somebody from another generation.
• India
20 May 08
Its a natural thing to make friends in the same age group, as the thinking of the people of same age group will more or less in the same direction.