Cradle snatcher, sugar-daddy, toy-boy, cougar… all of those terms are loaded with baggage and undermine the relationships they describe. Beyond the stereotypes, what's it like to be in a relationship with a big age gap?

Yumi Stynes meets women who are defying the research and dating way out of their age range… and loving it, even if their friends and family aren't so enamoured.

Featured in this episode:

Dr Grace Lordan, Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Generation gap - Can couples with a large age difference last?

Sex, heath, relationships: frank, funny, furious. Join host Yumi Stynes as she rips open the sealed section on life.

Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the personal stuff that's hard to talk about, even with your closest mates.

From the wonders of our vulvas to managing the mental load to the search for orgasms and much more!

With sensitivity, personal stories, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor.

Sexuality

Health

Health & Fitness

We live in a sex obsessed world, where hook-up culture is king and getting laid out like a spatchcocked chicken is a status symbol. 

But what if you’re a fully-fledged adult, paying your own bills and you’re still a “virgin”? 

Some women might hold off having sex for the first time because they want to meet the “right” person, others because they haven’t had the opportunity or are waiting until marriage. Whatever the reason, it can feel lonely and isolating when there so much noise around sex.  

Yumi Stynes talks to women who haven’t yet had sex, either by choice or circumstance and to another who waited to have sex for over 40 years, until she met her perfect person. 

We love hearing from you! Send us an email or a voice note to ladies@abc.net.au 

Featured in this episode:


Amanda McCracken, writer on love and limerence

Adult Virgins

Are you a card-carrying virgin? Know what it's like to be the other woman? Horny as hell and can’t get enough? 

Ladies, We Need To Talk is back and we’re going deep! 

This season we’ll be meeting the truly gorgeous women who are eager to have sex for the very first time, but for whatever reason haven’t met the perfect person yet.  

You’ll find out about the mysteries of PCOS and why it’s one of the leading causes of infertility. And we’ll hear from the women who are horny with a capital H, and we can’t get enough of it! 

Also, for the first time ever we’re going weekly baby! With our new, spicy and short episodes of Ladies, We Need To Talk...Back! Your favourite hot Aunty Yumi will be dishing out her no-holds-barred advice on everything from slovenly partners and squishy vaginas and serious mum guilt.  

The Ladies, We Need To Talk team love getting your messages so please get in touch at ladies@abc.net.au 

Follow Ladies, We Need To Talk hosted by Yumi Stynes on the ABC Listen App and your fave podcast apps now so you never miss an episode, oh, and tell don’t forget to tell ALL your girls about us.

INTRODUCING - our most intimate season ever

Have you ever had a problem you couldn't quite solve? An issue none of your mates could give you advice on? 

Enter Yumi Stynes! Your resident agony aunt and all around hottie with the best guidance for all your life problems.

Whether you need help with your relationship, dating woes or friendships (just to name a few) Yumi is your gal and she would love to help you out!

Send a voice note through to ladies@abc.net.au and the gorg ladies team will be in touch!

Aunty Yumi is in the house and she needs your questions!

Ladies, do you feel like you might be hornier than your friends? Does your partner find it hard to keep up with your thirst for orgasms? Would you say you have a high sex drive? If so, we would absolutely love to hear from you for an episode that's in the works for your fave podcast! 

Please send us an email to ladies@abc.net.au and you can remain completely anonymous if you prefer.

Horny ladies, we need your help!

It's a brand new year ladies and we'd love your input for our very first episode of 2024! 

Did you know the average age for someone to lose their virginity in Australia is 18 years-old? But what if, for whatever reason, you've made it well into adulthood and you’re still holding onto your v-card? 

It could be that you're waiting for marriage or the kind of person you'd want to have sex with for the very first time hasn't materialised. Whatever the reason, we would love to hear from you. And if you prefer you can be completely anonymous. Shoot an email to ladies@abc.net.au

Generation gap - Can couples with a large age difference last?

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