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  1. 1. Does age matter to you when you're making friends with someone online?

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    • Kind of, but I'd make an exception if I got along with that person really well.
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Hm, it usually doesn't. I can't say I've ever run into any issues talking to younger people online anyway. As long as they're not like 5 or something... :huh:

And older people, that matters even less I suppose.


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Age isn't an issue for me. Its maturity

 

Much like IRL, if you act/post like an idiot then you deserve to be treated as such.

 

You act/post with respect, there again, your going to get treated with such

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It might make a difference to me if I were younger; I'd be a little bit unsure about being friends with a 30-year-old for casual gaming. Now that I'm 24, I'm obviously indifferent to anyone older. I'm fine with a younger person making friends with me, although I probably wouldn't proactively chat with them just because I saw they had a cool avatar.

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I really see no problems with age, with online friends. You just type stuff, not like you can do anything else, as long as it stays clean and friendly.


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For me it does. Not that I disrepect the person in question but I make a habit of having no-one under 15 on my Skype. In an ideal world this wouldn't be an issue but I can imagine the freak out if a parent finds there kids with a 27 old guy on there skype and they'll automatically assume the worst (because thats what parents do.). So it avoids hassle for both folks involved.

 

Also to prove I mean no disrespect to them I have no problems with them being able to talk or PM me with the forum itself.

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Not particularly but a forum filled with older people is going to be a lot more steady and laid back in the topics it talks about. It's far less aggravating than the bullshit logic and mood swings that a lot of younger people have and their need to start shit all the time.

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I'm 16 years old, but three of my closest online friends are 19, 21, and 22. Another one's old enough to have a child!

 

I have absolutely no criteria in an online friend except that they aren't idiots, and that they have a fairly good grasp of converting the English language to the keyboard.

 

I will NOT be typing with someone who can't use mixed caps at least most of the time and does a poor job at spelling words. I'm sorry, but that is a SERIOUS pet peeve of mine.

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Maturity more than age, which means there's a soft lower limit of 16ish. Obviously there are some pretty cool people younger than that, but most 16> year olds are kind of annoying. As for older than me, I don't really care. I have plenty of friends, on and offline, that are quite a bit older than me.

 

As for romance and whatnot, I generally hold to the "half-your age plus 7" rule, for both people, meaning I can acceptably date 18-30 year olds.


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As someone else mentioned, I am a bit cautious about who I befriend online just because I don't want someone's parent assuming the worst. (Not looking to make "real life" connections, but... people get weird about that stuff).  I do have a pretty broad spectrum of ages in folks I am friends with in my non-online life or places like Facebook where I am friends with the older teens of my friends.

 

In my lifetime, I've been both the "baby" of my group of friends (the youngest) and the oldest of my group of friends.I think there is a lot to be learned from people both younger and older than myself.  I think it can often be helpful for someone younger to have an older person who is not their parent/sibling to ask for advice. 

 

Your mileage, however, may vary.

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It does matter to me, because as a 26-year old, extensive online conversations with minors can be dangerous. Even without any sort of romantic intentions, all it takes is one overprotective parent monitoring their teenager's internet activity to land you on a government watch list.

 

Besides all that, I find I have little in common, and therefore little to discuss, with people below a certain age. I can enjoy in-depth conversations with nearly anyone from ages 18-100, but when you get any lower than that, it is more and more difficult for me to invest in the conversations.


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I never ask how old someone is, age doesn't bother me at all.

 

If I share the same interests as someone, why does it matter if they're twice my age or half :P


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That depends on how they speak to me. Let's face it, guys; EVERY community has it's fair share of perverts. Dad will NEVER shut up about "You need to be careful on the internet, son. You never know who you'll speak to." I most cases, age doesn't matter to me. I like meeting people who're older because if I'm ever in a jam, I can always count on them to try to help me through it. Also, I always find it weird that older people share the interests that someone like me does. It's not uncommon to find an adult brony, but whenever I see someone who likes Sonic, Steam, Nintendo, or simply anything I like, I find it very surreal, but interesting.

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I don't want people to judge me by age so on the internet I never tell anyone.


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Not really.  I've been talking to some friends of mine from a AATC Forum for almost two years now.  I'm nine-ten years older than most of them, lol.  As far as I know, they could care less about how old I am.

 

Lies, we care.  We don't like you cause you're ancient.  (I'm one of said friends xD)

 

But in seriousness, it doesn't matter to me either... I don't have a problem with having older friends online or in real life... as long as they're a good friend it doesn't bother me.


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Having friends from different age groups is one of the best perks of the internet and instant messging tbh. Different ages and countries, does it matter? It's not a big deal unless the other person cant act mature or type clearly. When its clear the other person is too young to be using the internet then i'd rather stear clear.


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No. Not with online friends at least.

 

Discovering a person's age isn't going to change my opinions on them or anything, older, or younger than myself.


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