Is it bad that I like older men?

For context I’m 18. I’ve tried the dating apps and experimented before and I always find myself getting tangled up with older guys more often than guys my age. I’ve never met with anyone in person but I’ve engaged in stuff online before. It’s something about the adrenaline of older guys and the sense of security they give should it ever get serious I guess. I also consider myself very mature for my age and I just don’t resonate with most guys in my age range.

Recently I matched with this guy on Tinder (41) and I can’t tell if I’m a cute piece of ass to him or if it could genuinely turn into something at some point. I’m moving to college next month in his area and we’ve tossed around the idea of meeting up. The thought of him gives me butterflies in my stomach but then I have people like my best friend telling me how wrong that is and that I’m being groomed by all these older men I’ve encountered. I’ve seen other threads on here where people are concerned about what their family and friends would think about an age gap relationship. I shouldn’t be worried about that but I am.

I’m sure to the average person reading this, it’s all very jumbled but at the end of the day I’m just a guy trying to figure things out.

It’s all so complicated someone please help :/