It's not the number of years between them that disturbs me, it's seeing a strong woman fall for a whiny baby's butt that bothers me...
You are complaining about Anakin being whiney but doesn't he have the right since he was born a slave and the council would alienate him? Maybe she felt like she could be there to watch over him in his time of need? Besides a whiney baby's butt teenager would be the one to become Darth Vader.