Have you read the book?

Perhaps this is how movies many so innocent about it..As similar writings, such as Lolita of Vladimir Navokov shall never be exageratedly romanticize in movies.

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Peppa · 31-35, F

I think they're hoping we all assume they both knew they were each others special "the one!" Age, social class, family difference created the inevitable barrier leading them to take drastic measures. At that particular time women and men didnt live as long also children didnt always make it past certain ages, so they dated younger for an extended period of baby making time with a healthy woman.