Age gap friendship women posing for photo
The author (right) and her friend have a 26-year age gap.
  • When I moved in 2019 I was excited to meet other parents.
  • Yet, the closest friend I've made is in an entirely different generation.
  • We bonded over workouts and time on the lake.

About a month ago, I was sitting in a café with my friend. I'm not one to fret about aging, but I was having some feelings about turning 35 that week. The number felt very much like approaching middle age and leaving the youthful chaos of my 20s and early 30s behind.

"Don't worry. If I could go back to any age, it would be my 40s," Dorian told me.