Is it normal for male best friends to have an age difference of 19 yea

My best friend and I have been friends for 13 years. We became friends when he was 18 and I was 37. It started out with me being an older confidant and mentor. However, it did not take long for us to become very close best friends. We truly enjoy each other's company, are as emotionally close as you can be. Neither of us is afraid to show affection physically. (not sexually). Many times people have looked at us as father and son. That never used to bother me, but now at 51 years old it bothers me more and more. To us, our age difference has never matiered, but other people think it's wrong for us to be so close with a 19 year difference in age. Any thoughts?

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  • BlackyHancock

    I have had a number of friendships and relationships with as much an age difference as 19 years. You can choose not to care what other people think of you and your friendship.

    "What other people think of me is none of my business"

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  • HiAGAIN10

    Not a big deal. He's of age, so nothing is wrong about it. Some young men need that. Guys their age can be stupid.

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  • mysistersshadow

    Why do you care what ppl think? Be friends with who ever you want to be. When ppl judge you like that its often there own insecurity that there projecting onto you. Don't worry about it enjoy your friend.

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  • AB1234

    My mom is 18 years older than me and she's my favorite person. I'm in school now and STILL find her to be the best person to hang with. One of my professors is an international superstar in his field, has got to be in his mid or late fifties, is the chair of his department, but he's really good friends with his second year post-doc who's about 30. They even get together on holidays or after a long night in the lab for drinks before heading to their respective homes. We all joke that they're more like brothers than department chair/lab worker.

    I get along with everybody, but it's tough for me to be super close friends with other kids in their teens and 20s. I feel more comfortable with older people (but am open to anyone). What matters, at least I think, is whether or not you click with someone else.

    Kids who're like, "Oh, I could never date/be friends with her/him because of our age differences" strike me as hypocritical. Most people complain about how disloyal or annoying other people are, but if they're lucky to meet someone they get along with great, they'd give that up because of an age difference? I'm not even going to say that anyone who'd do that deserves to be alone.

    Good luck to you and your buddy.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Yeah it can happen.

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  • ATEBEFORESEVEN

    Have you seen his cock ?

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    • AB1234

      This was so wrong....

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