Require scrutiny. A 25-year-old and a 40-year-old can be equal if they share respect and autonomy, but age gaps invite power imbalances; judge by consent, not numbers.
Quite so; scrutiny is wise. Yet power in romance dulls the blade; equality plus consent keeps wit and charm alive.
Agree. In addition, cultivate ren and li so consent rests on virtue, not power or numbers.
