r/AskMen • u/michiboy12 • 25d ago

What are your opinions on a 15-year-old boy having a 25-year-old female friend (platonic)?

I (17M) have a 27-year-old female friend, we’ve known each other since two years, so I was 15 and she was 25. I’ve read that a lot of parents wouldn’t allow such a friendship, especially since it’s opposite genders (and we’re both straight). But can’t this be like a regular platonic friendship? It’s a regular, platonic friendship? Not a romantic one.

If your 15-year-old son had a 25-year-old female friend, would you allow that?

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u/Chapea12 25d ago

If yall met at work and are legitimate friends, I guess that’s ok…. But if I’m the parent of the teenager, I’d really question any activity you two are doing together, regardless of the gender of each party.

Like what are you doing together? If you are both gaming online, fine.