May and December
Young-old love match
A May and December relationship pairs a young person with a much older one—May representing youth and spring, December representing age and winter.
The phrase usually describes romantic couples with significant age gaps: Their May and December marriage raised eyebrows, but they seemed happy.
Also appears as May-December.
- youthState of being immature
- young at heartMaintaining childlike enthusiasm despite age
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- relationshipConnection between entities
age gap · generational divide · elderly · old soul · The Graduate · aging · naivety · twilight · cradle robber · cougar hunting · midlife crisis · maturity · wisdom · companionship · societal norms · seasons · emotional maturity · Lolita
age disparity in relationships
May and Decemberpeers
Those of equal status
contemporaries · high school sweethearts · childhood sweethearts · matched pair