I’m not really. Being creepy isn’t about violating a straightforward rule such as that 40 year olds shouldn’t ask out 20 year olds. It’s about not reading the signals in an interaction and as a result having a bad model of the other person and engaging in actions that make them uncomfortable as a result.
A person purposefully sending friendly signals might still say no when asked out, but they generally don’t get creeped out.
Maybe there were signals, but they were just friendly signals. Regardless, this isn’t relevant to the question. You’re ignoring the hypothetical.
I’m not really. Being creepy isn’t about violating a straightforward rule such as that 40 year olds shouldn’t ask out 20 year olds. It’s about not reading the signals in an interaction and as a result having a bad model of the other person and engaging in actions that make them uncomfortable as a result.
A person purposefully sending friendly signals might still say no when asked out, but they generally don’t get creeped out.