Yeah. People will notice. People will speculate. Wild differences between people’s INTERESTS tend to lead to relationship problems… usually. I think wild age differences are only weird when combined with differences in power and interest. Imo
This is shocking to people who live in the suburbs. People in big cities are used to being around people and understand that they are “neighbors” to all people around them. Suburbanites are terrified of strangers and cities because they can’t fathom not driving a 4-ton SUV to a parking lot as a precursor to anything in life.
I think if we lived in a sane world this would be a constant discussion in every corner of daily life