That's cause there's nothing romantic going on, and she hasn't made even one pass at him. There are mangas like this with the roles reversed and are still platonic and wholesome y'know?
Wait a f*, I just checked and there's a romance tag nvm my comment was dumb you're right. F me dude.
Read JK to 29...wholesome yet romance with the man being older
Yeah, right, wholesome if you approve of pedophiles.
but has there been any romance in her part? asking because i haven’t read the whole thing
Hmmm, then what's your opinion on Koi wa Ameagari no You ni?
Same. Or worse. He's even old enough to be her father. The description of the story itself was enough prevent me from even beginning to read it.
I agree with your comment. So long as the one who is older does not make a move or has bad intentions then I don't think this is in the realm of pedophilia. In this manga. I think she establishes clear boundaries with herself and the high school neighbor. It was really wholesome that she was cooking out of the kindness of her heart for him but also filling the loneliness of her heart after her husband passed away.
If the genders were reversed, people would be up in arms, bitching about a pedophile adult man lusting after a teenage girl. But, no, it's okay if it's an adult woman going after a teenage boy.