@Hypocrisy_Central – It’s true that in olden times, more established men (who could provide for children) and young women (who were more fertile) would be a common pairing. But is that what we have going on here? Has he established a farm? How many goats is this man willing to pay for the girl?
There’s nothing wrong, per se, with age-different relationships, once both people are on somewhat equal footing. I’m almost 10 years younger than my husband, but we’re 39 and 48 respectively. The difference, maturity-wise, is negligible. The age difference between these two young people, while smaller in years, is great in maturity. And our culture has shifted since that established-man, fertile-girl dynamic was the norm. Now, most would see it as a vast power divide, at least until she comes into her own.
I’m sure that neither of their intentions are bad… but they’re young. And the best of intentions, as we all know, can lead to solutions other than what was intended. In these sorts of age-different relationships, that often happens, which is why we, as a no-longer-very-agricultural society, tend to frown upon them. It’s not a “women are weak” thing, it’s a “teenagers don’t know yet” thing. If it were a 17 year old boy and an older woman, we’d frown just as much, I’m sure.
It’s not morally wrong to me, but that’s because I don’t see it as a moral question. It’s more of a real-world question, with real world effects.