But, some pedophiles also describe themself in this way: See, for example, the description of an "Anonymous Inquirer":
All I ever really wanted from a boy was sex:
When I think back on the sexual relationships that I had with boys when I was an adult, I must realize that it was for the sex that I was being their friend. The sex was so important to me! When a boy would tell me no, he didn't want to do "that," I would respect it, but would soon find some other boy to have for a friend. Oh yes, I appreciated their pesonalities, their humanity, their unique and funny characters. But even more, I appreciated their nakedness, their penises, and what we did together with our penises. And even with the boys who consented to sex with me, a couple of times, when I grew tired of a boy, I would drop him and move on to another, regardless of how he might have felt about it. Looking back on it, I'm pretty sure that it was devastating.