Friends don’t have to be in the same age range, but generally you have more in common with people your own age because you’ve all had similar experiences in terms of going through the same history and pop culture. I’m in my mid-40s. If I’m in an antique store or flea market with a 20-year-old and I point out an Atari 2600 Missile Command cartridge, they likely won’t know what it is. If I show it to people my age, it brings up memories and suddenly we can talk about how we used to play our Ataris.
Yeah my best friend is 20 years older than me. It worked out because we basically have the exact same interests or at least close enough we can talk about things we like and have an engaging conversation.
Yeah lemme go to the friend store and pick up a couple lol
Oh damn, fresh outta 35-45 age bracket, as they all have kids and full time jobs that don’t match with my days off. Bummer.
Why do they have to be in the same age range? I’m a college student, and the most recent major friend I’ve made is a retired senior citizen.
Friends don’t have to be in the same age range, but generally you have more in common with people your own age because you’ve all had similar experiences in terms of going through the same history and pop culture. I’m in my mid-40s. If I’m in an antique store or flea market with a 20-year-old and I point out an Atari 2600 Missile Command cartridge, they likely won’t know what it is. If I show it to people my age, it brings up memories and suddenly we can talk about how we used to play our Ataris.
“Hey man, we were thinking of going camping later, but first playing some Mariokart and doing shots. You coming?”
“…oh sure, you can count me in!”
Well, preferences really not so much a hard requirement. If it’s online gaming any age is fine.
Yeah my best friend is 20 years older than me. It worked out because we basically have the exact same interests or at least close enough we can talk about things we like and have an engaging conversation.
The other risk is that you catch them in the middle of their boring health phase, and you have to pretend to be interested in running or cycling.
Running and cycling are still cool though.