The age gap, the practice of finding love through a second marriage or through a practiced custom of Deetar Vattu is not a problem in accepting Kesar and Gulaal relationship.
Like Suki says, the earlier episodes showed Gulaal taking up responsibility of Kesar to protect him as a second mother. Also, one of the chararcters(I still have not learnt about all characters) speaks to Paanba.When Paanba questions the future of this relationship following Gulaal's marriage to Kesar, she promises that the relationship would remain as sacred as it is now and that she herself would find her Devrani when the time comes.After the same episode, she protects him from sunlight and walks him in.
One of the characters tries to ease Paanba's concern and tells her...
Gulaal would have thoughtfully taken a decision.When you see Gulaal alone, treat her as Vasant's wife and when you find Kesar and Gulaal together, view it as a maa-bete ka rishta. This would be the best solution for you.....
Gulaal has been portrayed as a strong woman who seems to have utilised a practice (Deyer Vattu) to her benefit. I remember that episode where they tell her...You have sworn your love (for Vasant) at the same time behaved responsibly(for Kesar).
Having been introduced to such statements and going by the characterisation of Gulaal, it seems improbable that she develops any feelings for Kesar. As for Kesar, he has not yet defined his relationship. After all this, if he develops interest on Gulaal, it is out of ignorance and considering the age and influence from people.He loves her, he does respect her in a way by being firm to achieve his goal, he cant forget what he has learnt, he is confused why she has forgiven Dushyant, he is angry at her for forcing him to boarding school. Kesar's emotions are varied. What we name it as mixed feelings.
So I would say I am not in favor of their destiny together. Had they not mentioned about Kessar-Gulaal relationship through the relationship that was advised to Paanba, probably I would not mind. Agefactor or finding love in a second marriage through the custom practiced in a particular community would not have been my concern. Basically the Bhabhi-Dever relationship has to be pure. That is in today's society. This story is about people who followed such customs of remarriage to BIL.
Kesar's character is such with a complicated set of emotions. For him too, he remembers the times when Gulaal bathed him. His love for her stems from that bond he shared with her because she had always been there for him, to ease his worry,pain,tension, to play with him, to make him his favorite cuisines,etc though as per society she is his wife. His emotions have mixed feelings. So basically, though not in favor of such a relationship, I dont have a problem about the concept. But definitely the strong woman that Gulaal has been portrayed as, I am not in favor of Gulaal developing feelings for the guy she had literally parented. I remember that scene where she hits Kesar for playing "Jua" and cries in front of Vasant's photo and admits to Paanba that "mere paalan posan mei kami reh gayi hai".So to her she is in a way learning to be a parent, a guardinn. For a strong willed woman, its impractical to develop feelings just because he is a grown up man now.
But what I have learnt from being so much involved with Neil's previous show Karol Bagh is that I should not expect any sensible handling of storyline by the creators, operators,manipulators and destroyers of the show(Here...read it as Creative Team). After all, at the end of the day, TRPs make or close a show. Who cares about people's or viewer's sentiments? I will watch the show just for Neil. He is a fabulous actor, so versatile that I will not want to miss seeing him perform.
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