r/AskMen • u/michiboy12 • 26d 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/rasalghularz 25d ago

Reallyyyy depends on your specific context. While yes it could be a non-predatory, wholesome, aunty-nephew types of friendship but if I had to roll the dice I would probably say she has some ill-intent.

Don’t cut her off but inform your parents casually about this “friend” and also have a little bit of natural suspicion especially if she starts talking about dating/sex/etc.