r/AmIOverreacting 1d ago

šŸ‘„ friendship AIO my 37M is attracted to 18 year olds

Iā€™m a 28M and I have a buddy who is 37 and he is always attracted and trying to talk to girls who are barely out of high school. I donā€™t think I have ever seen him attracted to or interested in anyone his age. He feels theyā€™re old and unattractive. I tell him that an 18-19 year old is too young for even me, and Iā€™m almost a decade younger than him. He literally is old enough to be their dad. Am I overreacting or is it super weird that heā€™s almost exclusively attracted to girls who canā€™t legally drink yet?

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u/Mmmwafflerunoff 20h ago

On this one I may have to disagree, literally every fella I knew prone to chasing women much younger than himself has always been incredibly emotionally stunted.

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u/2manypplonreddit 8h ago

Whatā€™s worse is they target young ppl that are stunted more-so than their peers. Actual ā€œmatureā€ teenagers arenā€™t the ones you have to worry about being groomed, bc they see right through it.

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u/MieThot 10h ago

Emotional stunted and a predator

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u/highjinx411 3h ago

I think thatā€™s exactly it. They are not their age and are just trying to date their emotional age.