Age-gap in friendships and relationships

[Li****]

I read this article on age-gap friendships, and I thought it was really interesting.

I never even thought of it as a friendship for some reason,  but I'm super close with my mom and love spending time with her. We are very similar (only 30 years apart )  and have so much fun together. 

 

Most of my closest friends are people I went to school or uni with, so we're of similar age. Is there an age-gap in many of your closest friendships? Do you enjoy spending time with people much older or much younger than you? Do you think it's more difficult to have a relationship with a person much older/younger? 

 

[Candy]

I have both older and younger friends, and I prefer the time I spend with my older friends more I think. They’ve lived through a lot more than the younger people, have more knowledge and experience and just are generally nicer people, I find ? Overall, I appreciate that I can have interactions with people at all stages of life because each of them has something different to offer and contribute, which is so great!

[Yvonne]

I have usually friends of my age or younger. I used to have an older lady as a neighbour that I got along very well (42y older) but then suddenly she died 3 years back. I was very sad and still miss her. For me, this is the most difficult part of having older friends.

[Ha****]

What I think is that age should not a matter in any kind of relationship. Life is a learning process and every time u learn new from everyone.