What are your thoughts on adults befriending minors online?

It can definitely be weird but idk. When I was young I made a lot of friends of all ages in fandom spaces etc and idk where I'd be today without my weird older internet friends I had as a youth. I can't personally understand it tho because younger ppl are annoying as FUCK to me now that I'm older. The idea of befriending a teenager online sounds ab......   reply

Ive had 18-20+ yr old friends when I was 16 so I dont rlly think its weird, unless the gap is rlly big. These are mostly from games tho, and u cant rlly tell if someone is a minor or not most of the time. We'd become friends first before asking about each other's age. But if it's in an adult centered community like u said, then yea that's weird   reply

I dont think it's weird if theres no bad intentions and not trying to intervene each others personal lives and just talk about the things they're on site, like games unless its discord, insta, snap and any apps where personal information can be seen from posts   reply

when i was younger my oldest friends found out my age and they honestly just took care of me like a little sister but now as an adult casual convo w a minor feels so?? like even if we do enjoy the same stuff i dont think i could casually text a 15 year old about a shared interest   reply

Gotta protect those innocent adults from those crazy kids nowadays!!   reply

i used to be friends with lots of older ppl like one even going above 25+ and so i dont find it rlly weird like if its nothing on between them? honestly it depends on how old this minor is like if theyre around 15-17 then honestly they shouldnt be treated like toddlers. They're genuinely already aware of many adult-ish things idk tbh in my pov i f......   1 reply

If it's a site like this, then yeah, I'd say it's weird. even though I'm only 21, I really cannot stand kids below 18, so I don't know how these people do it.   reply

I've had a few friends a decade older and a decade younger than me - both irl and online. The majority of my online friendships were from games. I was in a club once with a bunch of ppl in their 20s and 30s. One player was a dad and he played with his son (a minor). The son joined the club and everyone played together for well over a year. If anyon......   reply

I once made a friend online back when I was a child, and she was old.. like 40s. She was from wattpad and we would chat alot about life and things. I don't know it was nice to talk with her... she kept complaining to me about her husband, children, and i guess, her life.. and I was just a dumb 12 year old, trying to bring hope to her.. by kind of l......   reply

I've always find it weird, when I was 15 I thought it was weird and today as an adult I think the same. You can't rlly avoid minors online if they rlly wanna talk to you but I think if you go along w it knowing their age and still establish a level ground friendship is weird asf. Also you know those types of parents who say "its better if they try......   1 reply