lol, first of all, I don't think any of us go and knock on the door of our YBs and ask if they can come out and play. In my instance, I rarely see my YBs. I usually only see them at church, and even then not for a long length of time. So it's not like I act like I'm his age and stuff. What I love the most, actually, is being a mentor, a christian mentor, to my YBs. Being someone they can look up to. I don't want them to see me as just another friend.

I think you are correct in thinking that parents of our YBs might become wary about the relationship. But it's not like we... well, I'll just speak for myself... I don't do anything to give the parents any reason to think anything inappropriate is going on in the relationship. And I think it's obvious to my YBs parents that he loves me and I love him... and that's all it is.

My YBs do have friends their own age, lots... but again, I rarely see them, so it's not like their world revolves around me... or the other way around.

Btw, I am only 18, so I do have the occasional opportunity to actually go to my YBs house and be with them and their siblings. Having said that, the parents don't know that they are the reason I am going over there, luckily they have older sibling with whom I am friends. And I honestly do like hanging with the older siblings too.

I actually don't see how you don't have a YB, or at least a boy in your life in some way. I feel like everywhere I go there is a boy there... it's not my fault I'm a boy magnet. =)