May to December couples?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> – <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="December">December</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="come">come</span>?</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="hemisphere">hemisphere</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>). <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Flowers">Flowers</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span>. <span word="Animals">Animals</span> <span word="stir">stir</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mating">mating</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="species">species</span>.</p><p><span word="December">December</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hibernating">hibernating</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="log">log</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goings">goings</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unconventional">unconventional</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="or">or</span> (<span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>) <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span> – <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="older">older</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="is">is</span> 5 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="matchup">matchup</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normal">normal</span>. <span word="A">A</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>/<span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> 82-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>/<span word="gentleman">gentleman</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eyebrow">eyebrow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p>
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