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It isn't equivalent. Grooming isn't simply being nice and complimenting and trying to get close. It's also about isolating the target and eliminating their ability to perceive their escape options.
That's not okay, to put it mildly.
In the cases where that happens, you are right, it is not okay. Is that universal, though? Like I mentioned in my other reply, I looked at wikipedia's entry about grooming before making my comment, and it did not mention isolating the child.
The entry could just be deficient, of course.