Please don't think I'm vain or bragging or whatever. I'm honestly confused right now.
I work in a smaller clothing store. My manager is in his early thirties, and is very obviously interested in me, although he seems to realize that it's inappropriate. He's made several comments about how, if I was older, he would have 'picked me up' by now. He frequently texts me.

A lot of his friends come into the shop to hang out and keep him/me company. Most of them are in their earlyish thirties and single. I will admit that i'm mildly flirty with them but it's mostly just for fun. There is one man that's in his mid thirties that i've been considering sleeping with. I keep thinking about it an am caught between wanting to try my chances out with it, and being nervous of the mental consequences it could have.

What I don't understand is why any of them are interested. If I was in my thirties, i would feel a little creepy trying to get at a teenager. They constantly tell me how 'mature' i am, but I'm wondering if it's some sort of manipulative tactic to get in my pants. The man I'm thinking of sleeping with never came onto me until I started flirting with him.

I hang out with them sometimes outside of work and it just seems like we're all friends. But I keep wondering, is there something I'm missing? Am I being manipulated? Or, am I being paranoid about all this?