It's Not You, It's Them...But It Might Be You with LalalaLetMeExplain
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Lalalaletmeexplain is here to answer all YOUR questions around love, dating, sex, and relationships. Her unfiltered advice is not only candid and insightful, but she delivers you tough love when needed. Having swam the depths of the dating pool herself, Lala’s advice comes from a place of experience and expertise.
On Mondays Lala will be addressing a hot topic of the week, whether it’s a discussion around female misogyny blowing up your timeline or the arguments around Sex Education in schools that’s splashed across the headlines. Wednesdays she’s tackling your issues and conundrums around love, sex and relationships and on Fridays Lala will be diving into your dating dilemmas, red flag alerts, instant ick reactions and sharing her weekend reminders. And twice a month she’ll be joined by a guest to deliberate your questions.
Lala is the author of the best-selling dating guide Block, Delete, Move On, OK Mag’s resident agony aunt, a sexual health and relationship educator and she’s a social worker with over a decade of experience in child safeguarding and child protection. It's Not You, It's Them...But it Might Be You is the trustworthy, down to earth advice that you've been waiting for!
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And if you would like to read more from Lala follow the link for her weekly OK Mag column. https://www.ok.co.uk/authors/Lalalaletmeexplain/
On Mondays Lala will be addressing a hot topic of the week, whether it’s a discussion around female misogyny blowing up your timeline or the arguments around Sex Education in schools that’s splashed across the headlines. Wednesdays she’s tackling your issues and conundrums around love, sex and relationships and on Fridays Lala will be diving into your dating dilemmas, red flag alerts, instant ick reactions and sharing her weekend reminders. And twice a month she’ll be joined by a guest to deliberate your questions.
Lala is the author of the best-selling dating guide Block, Delete, Move On, OK Mag’s resident agony aunt, a sexual health and relationship educator and she’s a social worker with over a decade of experience in child safeguarding and child protection. It's Not You, It's Them...But it Might Be You is the trustworthy, down to earth advice that you've been waiting for!
A Sony Music Entertainment production.
Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us at @sonypodcasts
To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com
To get in touch please DM Lala in instagram @asklalalaletmeexplain.
And if you would like to read more from Lala follow the link for her weekly OK Mag column. https://www.ok.co.uk/authors/Lalalaletmeexplain/
Episodes
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Oct 13, 2023 • 26min
Daisy May Cooper Takes On Your Dating Dilemmas
The ICONIC and award-winning Daisy May Cooper tackles listeners dating dilemmas from dealing with a partner who is not into oral sex, to a hook up with an abrupt ending. Not one to shy away from a candid conversation, Daisy shares her personal dating encounters. Plus Daisy divulges her ultimate icks and gives a Friday night reminder perfect for the weekend ahead!
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Oct 11, 2023 • 20min
It was 4 Inches not 12, Anonymous Only Fans and Is My Friend’s Partner a Predator?
How would you react if your date warned you about his 'problematic' penis and then you discover he had distorted the truth? Has your curiosity or sexual awakening ever lead you to explore OnlyFans? How would you approach a friend if her husband crossed a boundary with your young daughter?
Lala dons her agony aunt hat and gives her take on these questions.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Oct 9, 2023 • 27min
Why We Need To Talk About Tate
Lala looks at the detrimental impact Andrew Tate is having on society. How his harmful views are influencing men, boys and even some woman and the far reaching consequences his misogynistic views have.
Plus Lala speaks about the BBC documentary Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed The World? exposing Tate's mysterious rise to prominence and uncovering the 'wizard' mastermind behind the cult-like organisations that Tate has been running.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Clip 1 - BBC - Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World? Source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001q1n6/andrew-tate-andrew-tate-the-man-who-groomed-the-world
Clip 2 - darkfire7 YouTube Channel - 'Tristan Tate addresses the Croydon stabbing of a 15 year old girl'. Source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An1chQwfuDo&ab_channel=darkfire7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 6, 2023 • 22min
Apathy for Asthmatics, Perspiration Peeves and Titty Tuesday Icks
Would an inability to use a bath mat send you packing? Do beads of sweat from low impact movements make you squirm? How emotional would you get from stepping on a snail?
Lala is back with irritating and hilarious Icks! Plus fuck boy replies are back this week with some serious red flags. And to wrap things up Lala drops her Friday Night Reminder to go into the weekend embracing your aging self.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Oct 4, 2023 • 21min
Casual Sex, Body Count Bias and a Situationship Gone Wrong
Ever wondered why you’re swiping right but your love life's sliding left? What would you do when a situationship with your neighbours goes wrong? Is a differing opinion on body counts a red flag? Lala jumps into this week’s agony aunt question to give her take on all three questions.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Oct 2, 2023 • 24min
When Age Gaps Become Problematic
Lala is discussing age gaps within relationships, looking at how they manifest in both media portrayals and everyday life, and shedding light on the persistent gender-based double standards that often underpin these narratives. She explains what makes a healthy relationship and why it's crucial for the younger person in an age-gap relationship to have enough life experience, maturity, and readiness for major decisions like becoming a parent.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Clip 1. MIRZA TikTok - AGE GAPS - Source - https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.mirzaaa/video/7236595928017194286
Clip 2. Andrew Tate x Nelk Boys EP.52 - Spotify - Source -
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zTZba9JE0wTuucxizRzl2?si=vyFog_44RIaD_-BVJB9IPg
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Sep 29, 2023 • 20min
Bed Making, D**k Slapping and Second Date Icks
Is it a red flag if he doesn't ask you any questions or show interest? Would you be alarmed if his blue ticks are turned off on Whatsapp? Is it flaggy if he only sees his kids every other weekend? Lala is jumping into all of these questions.
And it wouldn't be a Friday without your icks! From making the bed on all fours, dominant to d**k slapping and second date excitement icks. Buckle up!
Got a question, an ick story or a red flag you need help with? We're all ears!
Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Sep 27, 2023 • 24min
More BJ’s, Anxious Attachment and A Case of Limerence
Do you suffer from an anxious attachment style that keep drawing you to the wrong guys? How would you deal with a partner who has opposing sexual desires to you? Has your life been turned on its head because of limerence? Lala gets to the bottom of your agony aunt questions.
Got a question, an ick story or a red flag you need help with? We're all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Sep 25, 2023 • 24min
Why The Love Languages Aren't So Lovely
Have you heard the popular term 'love languages' used on TV programmes or across social media? They might not be the relationship magic bullet they're hyped up to be. In this episode, Lala breaks down the five love languages, unpicking parts of the book 'Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts' and she's taking a look at the background behind this popular concept. This episode might just make you reconsider those popular love language quizzes and their underlying assumptions.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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Sep 22, 2023 • 21min
Videoing Consent, Exes Nudes and Original Source on the Balls with Sharon Gaffka
Is it a red flag if someone asks you to record a video of consent before sex? How would you feel if the person you're dating still has nudes of their execs?
Lala is joined by campaigner, podcaster and TV personality Sharon Gaffka to answer your red flag questions and share some of her icks. Some of you may remember Sharon from the 2021 season of Love Island; but since then she's leveraged her fame to drive positive change, spearheading initiatives such as an anti-spiking campaign and raising awareness for breast cancer and cervical smear tests. She is also the ambassador for the charity Refuge and hosts the popular podcast Girls Know Nothing.
Got a question, for Lala? She’s all ears! Get in touch @asklalaletmeexplain on Instagram and let's navigate this romantic landscape together!
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