With the character of Aidan, I wanted him to be isolated, and with that I thought about how Sky's parents may disapprove of their son going out with him. Sky's background is of upper-middle class and he is an only child, so naturally his parents would want to make sure he has the best life possible, and even want him to be happy, so his sexuality wasn't much of an issue, although his mother would likely not want to have any grandchildren (she thinks grandchildren make people older than they should).
However, when Sky begins a relationship with Aidan, I want Sky's parents not to approve (even though they're fine with Sky being in a same-sex relationship). So what I thought was for there to be a large age gap, one that would shock Sky's parents and altogether make them dislike Aidan for staying with Sky. Aidan would also have suggested that their relationship can't happen, but his nature would be overridden by Sky's as Sky was adamant to stay with Aidan.
The age gap wouldn't be incredibly large, such as recent newly-weds Stephen Fry and Elliot Spencer, whose age gap is 30 years, it would be more like the age gap was aiming towards Aidan being the same age as Sky's parents, to which they would of course try and persuade Sky to find someone else, and they would try and get Aidan to break off the relationship.
And although age-gaps are frequent in celebrity couples, they aren't always the most stable. But for non-celebrity couples, particularly same-sex couples, there have been studies to show they they are happier. In contrast, same-sex couples are statistically happier than heterosexual couples, who have a higher rate of divorce or separation.
Links:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2909179/Would-age-gap-romance-Stephen-Fry-marries-man-30-years-junior-FEMAIL-examines-pros-cons-Hollywood-s-inter-generational-relationships.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-key-to-a-happy-relationship-be-gay-or-childless-or-make-tea-9057349.html
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