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This trope is when a romantic couple is depicted going on into their golden years. If mortality or mental illness is a theme, this is a sure recipe for [[Tear Jerker|tear jerkers]] aplenty. Compare [[December December Romance]], wherein the couple meets in their senior years.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The ending of ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' shows {{spoiler|Kyo and Tohru}}'s granddaughter watching them.
* The [[Boys Love]] manga ''[[Future Lovers]]'' has a dream sequence in its final chapter featuring an elderly Akira and Kento. When Akira wakes up to find he's still young, Kento tells him "I have no intention of dying any time soon. You'll live to be a hundred and I'll be ninety-nine!"
* In [[Hetalia]], the young French soldier whom France befriends discusses [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]] with his wife, and then finishes invoking the trope:
{{quote| "You're right! Without this plain mortal body, I wouldn't be able to pursue my dream! To grow old together. Until our hands will be full of wrinkles." }}
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* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491747/ Away From Her]''
* ''[[Bicentennial Man]]''
* Used as [[Arc Words]] in the [[Christopher Nolan]] movie ''[[Inception]]''... {{spoiler|Due to the effects of [[Year Inside, Hour Outside]] two lovers do this while trapped within the dream world.}}
* The two main characters of ''[[The Notebook]]'' live together well into old age.
* In ''[[Don Juan Demarco|Don Juan DeMarco]]'', the title character helps a therapist & his wife discover the possibilities for passion though their retirement years. Not a bad prospect!
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