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How old is the oldest person (not related to you) you're truly 'friends' with - as in, talk to regularly, enjoy their company, and conversations involve at least semi-vulnerable things about your life?

<26
15.2%
27-38
33.7%
39-55
29%
56+
22.1%

1,856 votesFinal results

3:04 AM · Dec 24, 2019

Geoffrey Miller

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Now run the same poll but with age differences rather than absolute ages?

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DarwynMetzger.eth

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14% of people said under 26... 🙈

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Difference in ages would also important here

5

@diraclikesmath

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what's special about 26? demographers use 25. why are you weird?

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Friends, you say?

2

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Probably one of my high school teachers, now in his early 90s (I’m 57) who I visit when I’m in my home town.

1

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I’m 32, 84 year old former neighbor. She kicks ass. I fix her computer, she makes me strong drinks and the best brownies, and we catch up once every few months.

rhyming_bandicoot

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Maybe do another poll about hiw much older they are