From whom does he require a pass? I share the Penguin's view on this matter (see below). I suppose given the hard time my brother gets for having a wife far older than him, I tend to feel we need to live and let live, as long as people are above the age of consent, and indeed consenting. :)

https://medium.com/lucid-nightmare/im-calling-time-on-the-bashing-of-age-gap-relationships-22e09ae93b1a