I work with two lovely colleagues;one is 18 (female) the other is 26 (male).
The 18 year old has worked there two years since she was 16.The 26 year has been there longer so has obviously known the 18 year since she 16.
They get on well as they have similar interests but I’m 99.99 % sure they have no romantic interest in each other.
Yesterday I ran into them separately whilst on my day off.I mentioned it to my colleague who’s a 62 year old woman during my shift today that I’d run into both of them yesterday and she got excitable and asked if they were “together” when I’d seen them and when I said they weren’t she replied it was a shame as they’d make a lovely couple as they have common interests.
I mentioned to her that I didn’t think their current age gap is suitable for a relationship as they are currently at different stages of maturity and life experience and she replied “it’s only eight years”.
I think if the 18 year old was a few years older then maybe but I feel my colleagues keenness for a 26 year old man to be dating a teenager is a bit odd.