Age difference 16;24

Lexi
So I've been seeing this guy he is a lot older than me. I have known him since I was little so it's not like he's a stranger my parents know him too. He's 24, he is in law school now. I'm 16 we both really care about Eachother but I worry about the age difference is this weird ? Or should I not care what people think and go on with my life? Btw the realtionship is not sexual at all and we don't plan for it to be until I'm 18