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In a relationship between a [[child]] and a [[childlover]], the childlover is sometimes called an '''adult friend'''. The term carries no sexual connotation.
A small number of [[minor-attracted person|minor-attracted people]] have used the term '''adult friend''' in reference to their relationship with a younger person. The term carries no sexual connotation, and has seen limited use outside of the internet bulletin-board culture. The term "adult friend" evolved as a play on the terms ''boyfriend'' and ''girlfriend'' and is usually abbreviated as ''AF'' in writing.


This term is subject to the same ambiguity that lies around the term [[young friend]], in that the term is used to describe a variety of different relationships, ranging from passing familiarity to strong companionship. Some who consider themselves adult friends feel a desire to actively benefit the child, while others feel no more obligation to a young friend than to any other friend.
This term is subject to the same ambiguity that lies around the term [[young friend]], in that the term is used to describe a variety of different relationships, ranging from passing familiarity to strong companionship. Some who consider themselves adult friends feel a desire to actively benefit the child, while others feel no more obligation to a young friend than to any other friend.
Many [[childlover]]s continue to consider themselves a person's adult friend long after he or she is no longer a child. Conversely, a childlover could still be called an adult friend even if he or she has not attained the age of majority where he or she lives.
The term "adult friend" evolved as a play on the terms ''boyfriend'' and ''girlfriend'' and is usually abbreviated as ''AF'' in writing.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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*[[Boylove]]
*[[Boylove]]
*[[Girllove]]
*[[Girllove]]
*[[Childlove]]


[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]] [[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: Childlove]]
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Latest revision as of 01:42, 15 September 2021

A small number of minor-attracted people have used the term adult friend in reference to their relationship with a younger person. The term carries no sexual connotation, and has seen limited use outside of the internet bulletin-board culture. The term "adult friend" evolved as a play on the terms boyfriend and girlfriend and is usually abbreviated as AF in writing.

This term is subject to the same ambiguity that lies around the term young friend, in that the term is used to describe a variety of different relationships, ranging from passing familiarity to strong companionship. Some who consider themselves adult friends feel a desire to actively benefit the child, while others feel no more obligation to a young friend than to any other friend.

See also