Yes, platonic friendships have no age. It's okay for a person of any age to befriend a person of any age as long as there is no romance or sex involved and the age appropriate boundaries are respected.
It's not weird to be friends with someone 6 years younger than you. However, as their elder, it is your responsibility to keep it appropriately "just friends." Honestly, it'll be pretty easy.
Yes, of course it's fine. There's nothing wrong with being friends with anyone of any age as long as you're not abusing them or taking advantage of them. Actions should be what determine whether the friendship is appropriate or not, not the age difference or gender.
There's nothing wrong with being friends with someone much older than you as long as you don't overstep certain boundaries. Appropriateness isn't always determined by the age difference in the friendship, but by what happens in the friendship.
It is not a crime for a twenty-year old to hang out with a minor, but sexual relations can be inferred by juries and grand juries based on contextual facts, and whether you had an opportunity and inclination to engage in illegal sexual activity with such minor.
Adults can absolutely have friends as minors. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as there isn't anything inappropriate between the adult and the minor.
In Victoria, the age of consent is 16. If you are 16 years old and above, you can legally have sex (or do another sexual activity) with another person who is 16 years or older as long as you both agree to it.
According to Assistant Professor Kate Fogarty, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Florida, the average romantic relationship span for a 12- to 14-year-old is five months.
“Even if the age gap is small, like 4 to 5 years, different levels of maturity can be observed,” says Brandy Porche, a licensed professional counselor with MindPath. “When there is a significant difference in age, like 10 to 15 years or more, life experiences can be vastly different.”
Adults can absolutely have friends as minors. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as there isn't anything inappropriate between the adult and the minor. In my opinion, it's good to have friends of all age groups. For example, younger people can learn a lot from adult friends.
Again, no, it is not. If the 14-year-old is “somewhat” capable of understanding what they're doing by entering a romantic relationship with a 19-year-old then it's okay.
Yes, platonic friendships have no age. It's okay for a person of any age to befriend a person of any age as long as there is no romance or sex involved and the age appropriate boundaries are respected.
in most cases, yes. the only reasons this would not be okay is if the 18 year old is a bad influence on the 15 year old, for example encouraging drugs, alcohol, or other illegal activity. if they are genuinely a good friend and good person who you enjoy being around and you are safe, it is okay.
Adults can absolutely have friends as minors. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as there isn't anything inappropriate between the adult and the minor. In my opinion, it's good to have friends of all age groups. For example, younger people can learn a lot from adult friends.
There Are Huge Benefits to Having Much Older Friends (And Much Younger Ones Too) Intergenerational friendships can be more supportive, with less competition.
There's nothing wrong with a 15-year-old being friends with a 23-year-old as long as they aren't sharing personal information with each other or asking inappropriate things to each other.
For those who'd like to put a number to things, usually, a gap of 1-7 years can be considered an acceptable age difference between adults. People whose ages are within 1-3 years typically do not see much of an age difference, while years 4-7 might begin to feel a little bit more pronounced.
Couples with an age gap of 1 to 3 years (with the man older than the woman) were the most common and had the greatest levels of satisfaction. Relationship satisfaction decreased slightly for couples with age gaps of 4 to 6 years and continued to decrease for couples with an age gap of 7 or more years.
Dating Age Rule. The dating age rule to determining a socially acceptable age difference in partners goes something like this: half your age plus seven (40 = 20 +7 = 27) to define the minimum age of a partner and your age minus seven times two (40 = 33 * 2 = 60) to define the maximum age of a partner.
Rest assured that it's totally normal for a 14-year-old to be interested in dating, and this is a healthy, important part of growing up. However, that doesn't mean that their relationship will look a whole lot like a regular adult relationship.
Teen love is real if it's meaningful to you, and whether it's healthy and joyful is typically more important than whether it lasts forever. The tips on this list can help you pursue positive relationships during adolescence, and the support of a therapist can help you navigate this part of life as well.
An age gap of 10 years or more is considered a big difference. When one person has a decade more life experience than their partner, the couple might be incompatible. You're likely to have different circles of friends, different interests, and different life goals.
It is a very serious offence to engage in sexual activity with anyone under 16 years of age, even if you are in a relationship and they agree, as the law says that they cannot consent. It is still illegal if you are both under 16 years of age.
In Australia, you're considered to be an adult when you turn 18 years old. But for certain things, the legal age can be younger. The information in this article is general in nature, and laws differ from state to state.
Section 11 of the Children and Young People Act 2008 (ACT) defines a child as a person who is under 12 years old, and section 12 defines a young person as a person who is 12 years old or older but not yet an adult.