History Main / MayDecemberRomance

* BBC soap opera ''Eldorado'' opened with a 50-something main character having recently married a 17-year-old girl. Public controversy over this storyline was later cited as a possible reason for the show's failure.

* This is part of a chapter for ''Manga/SpyFamily'' in which Becky Blackbell comes to Anya Forger's house. Beckyr has been shown to have a crush on Loid Forger (Anya's adoptive father), and during this particular chapter she envisions a daydream in which Becky sways Loid's heart and he divorces from his wife Yor and marries Becky. She imagines the three (Anya included) moving to a luxurious castle filled with servants and chefs, and her and Loid being happily married despite the fact she's six years old and Loid is easily in his mid to late twenties. Of course as the chapter reiterates multiple times, this is all a daydream. Loid doesn't reciprocate as he fails to notice her crush at all since he treats her like she is: a child. As an added gag, Anya (who is only five) is partially supportive of Becky's crush since she would become Becky's daughter by marriage and have access to a vast array of luxuries.

* According to one of the Gnostic gospels, Joseph was already an old man, previously married, and had sons and daughters when he married Mary, who was in her early teens and was sought to be married off by the priests raising her since she was coming into womanhood and they feared she would defile the Temple "after the manner of women".

* "Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo", Edmond Dantes is already an adult, and a crazy rich count when he purchases Haydee Tebelin, the daughter of Ali Tebelin, the former Pasha of Yanina. Haydee is between 9-10 years old at the time. It is hinted afterward that he had already developed feelings for her when she had grown, but refused to let them show due to his agenda, and because he didn't think he was right for her. By the end of the story when she declares her love for him and he finally acknowledges his feelings for her, she is 19-20 years old, and Edmond is already in his forties.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' is a fine example, though it's never said exactly how old Doc and Clara really are. Even so, it's clear to the naked eye alone that Clara is somewhere between 30 and 40, while Doc is at least in his mid-60's or older. (The script for the original film sets his age at 65, which would make him 66 or 67 in Part III; the Creator/TelltaleGames sequel puts his age at 71-72 during Part III.) It's especially telling that there's an undeniable age difference between the two, even taking into account the "full-body overhaul" Doc mentioned getting in ''Part II''.

* Turning back to Creator/MarvelComics, Spitfire, a 1940s superheroine, had a relationship with the much younger third Union Jack on the pages of ''[[ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvelComics New Invaders]]'' after the blood transfusion from the original ComicBook/HumanTorch caused her to body to de-age a few decades. The relationship didn't last, in part because of the age difference.

* Presuming normal human lifespans, the partners must be at least 30 years apart in age and at different stages of life. Presuming normal human lifespans, the older needs to be '''at least 50''' and of a senior citizen age. Similarly, the younger can be '''no more than 35''', because the younger one is in the spring of their life.

* Interestingly, young Muslim rulers (always male) in VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII can reap considerable benefits by having such relationships. By having 1 or 2 wives (out of 4) in the "December" age group, "May" Muslim rulers can reduce the number of sons they have, which help with issues of succession and rivalries come the next generation.

* Interestingly, young Muslim rulers (always male) in VideoGame/CrusaderKings II can reap considerable benefits by having such relationships. By having 1 or 2 wives (out of 4) in the "December" age group, "May" Muslim rulers can reduce the number of sons they have, which help with issues of succession and rivalries come the next generation.

Most May-December marriages in pre-19th century times were among the aristocracy, whose prominence in the history books is balanced by their small numbers (fewer than 0.5% of the population of Tudor England). Victorian-era historians, however, twisted the narrative, going as far as to destroy and deface records, to justify child marriage. At best their scholarship was unconsciously biased by their desire to justify their own cultural norms; at worst they deliberately lied.

* ''Film/HolySmoke'': Though their ages aren't given specifically, Ruth has sex with PJ, who is clearly much older. They're actors have a 36 year age gap. [[ItDoesntMeanAnything She declares this meant nothing]], though he [[ItMeantSomethingToMe disagrees strongly]] and wants to be with her.