weird age gaps

does anyone else find it weird when a second male lead is introduced, but he met the mc when the mc was in highschool… like idk if i’m too sensitive or something but i cant fathom that kind of relationship, like if i met some adult 7-8 years older than me and they started pursuing me after i graduated i think i’d be creeped out…

it’s such a common “trope” these days that it’s making me question whether i’m sensitive to that stuff or it’s just flat out weird.. like i don’t wanna say it’s the same thing as a teacher and student relationship (that involves power dynamics and probs grooming), but i just find it weird how unc over here wants to get with the kid he helped raise for like a year or two when the kid was in high school