Definition:
When a dating couple has a larger-than-average age gap between them, they may have the term "May-December romance" attached to their partnership. The month of May refers to the younger partner, while the month of September refers to the older partner. Although there is no set standard for this term, most relationship experts consider 11 or more years difference between two partners a May-December romance or relationship.
The term May December romance isn't used often anymore, with the term "age gap relationship" replacing it instead.
Famous May December relationships:
- Celebrity Age Differences
- Morgan Freeman and E'Dena Hines (rumored)
- Tony Bennett and Susan Crow
- Tony Curtis and Jill Vandenburg
- Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
More about May December romances:
Also Known As: age gap relationship, intergenerational relationship, robbing the cradle
Alternate Spellings: May December Relationship, December May Relationship
