May-December romances

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast Number 186, “Dating a Younger Man or Woman.”

This is English as a Second Language Podcast Episode 186. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Remember to visit our website at eslpod.com. There, you can find the Learning Guide for this podcast and for our other podcasts that includes the complete transcript, the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, and much more.

Our dialogue today is about dating a younger man or a younger woman. Sounds interesting. Let's go.

Tadashi: Was that Diane you were talking to just now?

Helen: Yeah, do you know her?

Tadashi: Diane and I used to work together. She looked happy.

Helen: Yeah, she’s dating a new man. I just got the scoop. He’s not her usual type.

Tadashi: What do you mean?

Helen: Well, he’s a little younger than she is.

Tadashi: That’s no big deal nowadays. How much younger?

Helen: Diane is 42 and he’s 27.

Tadashi: They’re 15 years apart! Talk about robbing the cradle!

Helen: Hey, didn’t you just say that May-December romances aren’t that uncommon?