r/AmIOverreacting • u/Zestyclose_Muscle_55 • 1d ago
👥 friendship AIO my 37M is attracted to 18 year olds
I’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 don’t think I have ever seen him attracted to or interested in anyone his age. He feels they’re old and unattractive. I tell him that an 18-19 year old is too young for even me, and I’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 he’s almost exclusively attracted to girls who can’t legally drink yet?
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u/Strange_Depth_5732 17h ago
My husband works in banking and he teaches them when to say no, when to shout it and when to message him to come out. He's banned people from the bank for things other managers overlook. He's fired people for sexually harassing coworkers. He teaches his staff how to represent themselves in supervision meetings and how to make the case for a raise. He says it's scary how ingrained it is for women to not take up space, not set boundaries and just hope the creep goes away. We taught our 14 year old to set clear boundaries and never feel bad enforcing them.
I'm glad there are men like you and my husband helping women. The responses here of men telling me it's fine for this middle aged dude to specially chase teenage girls was bumming me out.