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?