AMA my best friend (70F) is 50 years older than me (20M)

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Follow Up on AMA last year that created lots of interest 🙂

Updated to current

As the title suggests, I’m 20 (male) and my best friend is 70 (female). To get it out of the way, no it’s not a romantic relationship but still very close. We see each other at least 3 times a week. There has been some belief from family/ other friends that it has been more than “friendship”

Both of us are single

I met my friend in a college program that we are taking together. I have always been a socially isolated individual and we clicked instantly.

Many people have commented including family wondering what we could possibly have in common, why I would be ‘that’ close with someone that much older than me, etc.

The friendship has now gone on for 2+ years