Episode
Lalala Let Me Explain on why ‘unwise’ should also be illegal
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- Standard Issue Podcast
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- May 29, 2026
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- 1639
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Summary
Much older men have dated much younger women since time immemorial, but should it feel inappropriate when the younger women in question are over the age of consent, but not yet 18? Dating educator, social worker, and podcaster Lalala Let Me Explain wants to end the “unwise but not illegal” defence used by grown adults entering relationships with young people who are above the age of consent but not yet eligible to vote. Having joined forces with campaigner Poppy Mason to launch Close the Consent Gap, a campaign aimed at making such relationships illegal, she chats to Jen about it, and the harm that such power imbalances can cause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices