Talia Lichtstein: NYC Influencer Who Prefers (Much) Older Men

On the “No More Bad Vibes” episode of the Bad Vibes podcast (Apr 29, 2022), then-23-year-old Talia Lichtstein, a NYC Influencer, shared with her co-host, Alexis Barber, that during her freshman and sophomore (i.e., teen) years at Berkeley, she had a “ridiculous amount” of age-gap sex but that the “risky - dangerous” sex was done to be validated by men and her sorority sisters.

“Girl, if I could only tell you the crazy shit that I did my freshman and sophomore year of college. I lived to do risky - dangerous […] sex. Doing crazy things. Meeting up with people [via Hinge] who were too old for me […] Having a ridiculous amount of sex.”

“I would always be the one in my sorority to always have funny [sex] stories to tell.”

Approximately five years later, Lichtstein shared that she has sex for fun, to be young, and to have a good time, like when she performed oral sex in a parking lot. But that she no longer has sex to be validated:

“Like me blowing that guy in the parking lot. That was a fun thing that I did. Not because of validation but because that guy was hot, and I was having a good time. And I was like, ‘This is funny.’ I really wanted to. Like, I was turned on and horny. Not because I wanted to impress him […]”

However, on “Vibe Check” (Feb 10, 2022), the very first episode of the podcast, Lichtstein confessed that she lives for validation.

“I love when people DM me and ask for my phone number. I love when people tell me I’m hot. I love when men slide into my DMs. They can be the ugliest people on earth. I live for this validation [….] I don’t need that kind of lack of validation […] I need that heavy in my life.”

And on “Breaking Up With Friends And Beefing With Andy Cohen” (Mar 10, 2022), Lichtstein reiterated her “unapologetic” need for validation. On the episode, Lichtstein said that she accidentally performed oral sex. “So, I tripped, and my mouth fell on my friend’s dick - basically.” That was done after Lichtstein’s friend advised her that they shouldn’t have sex, which she took as a challenge.

Lichtstein: “Of course, he’s saying we can’t sleep together; so, I’m automatically like, ‘Well, now we have to.’ Even though I don’t find him that attractive.”

Barber: “Honestly, I would do the same.”

Lichtstein: “Exactly, when a guy tells you that you’re not gonna fuck. Obviously, you’re only thinking about fucking; so, ever since, it’s been my mission to fuck this guy who I’m not even attracted to [...] It’s the validation.”

Barber: “I’m happy that you’re unapologetic about that.”

And Lichtstein elaborated on one of her freshman year age-gap affairs. She related that when she was 18, she had a “fun little adventure” with a 28-year-old that lasted for three months during which he gifted her Lyft gift cards to cover her travel expenses from campus to his place.

“I had about a three-month thing when I was a freshman in college; so, he worked at some tech company in San Francisco. He was much older than me. I was having so much fun. Oh my God. It was such, like, a fun little adventure. He, for either Valentine’s Day or my birthday, he did what I think is perfect. He got me a [Victoria’s Secret] gift card [...] In addition, to another present [Lyft gift card] that was completely not sexual; so, he really balanced it out […] I was only 18-years-old seeing a 28-year-old man.”

On “You Don’t Know Me” (Feb 24), Lichtstein shared her reasons for dating, “almost exclusively”, men whom were “a little too old”. She said that guys her age “suck”, but that age-gap affairs are beneficial, educational, and fun.

“It can be really beneficial to date an older guy […] Guys our age suck. I really get a lot from dating guys who are older than me. Like I feel like they benefit my life in so many ways. I’ve learned so much about life […] It’s just fun to hang out with them. “

“An older guy could be that perfect example of a guy who has a net positive value in your life […] These people are established. They know what they are doing.”

Lichtstein confessed that she’s never “really” been taken advantage of by an older man. “[…] I don’t think I’ve ever really been taken advantage of or hurt by these men. Like, I’ve never done anything that I really regret.” But she did say that, “It’s very easy to be taken advantage of.” Consequently, she strongly advised against age-gap sexting and/or age-gap sex tapes. (Oddly, Lichtstein stated that men are reluctant to ask (older) women for nudes, because (older) women are too smart to sext. #really)

Towards the end of the episode, Lichtstein shared that she started having age-gap affairs at an early age. For example, as a high school freshman (≈ 14-years-old), Lichtstein went to prom with an approximately 18-year-old senior.

“Speaking of age gaps, I was a freshman [when] I went to prom with some senior. Oh my God, it was the coolest thing of my life.”

She elaborated on “Dating: The Good, The Bad, & the F*cking Annoying” (April 7, 2022) that the reason seniors asked her, a mere freshman, to prom was due to her large fountains. Lichtstein bragged, “I had big titties from a young age.” Consequently, she asked rhetorically, “I wonder where - how long I’ve had this thing for older guys?”

And on “WTF Does LYLAS Mean?” (Mar 3, 2022), after being verified on Instagram, Lichtstein exclaimed:

“Congratulations to every [older] man I’ve fucked! […] Sorry your boyfriend fucked a verified girl. All the ladies out there. ‘Sorry.” It’s so cool! It makes my boobs ten times bigger. All my thirst traps are ten times hotter.” #validated

In addition, on the “WTF Does LYLAS Mean?” episode, Lichtstein shared that she had an upcoming date with a mere 30-year-old whom she met at Fiddlesticks Pub in the West Village. Both Barber and Lichtstein were surprised that the James Morrison look alike wasn’t even older.

Barber: “You and another person over 30.” [#smh]

Lichtstein: “Yeah.” [Laughs] “Here we go.” “Me and my 30-year-old. God. This is pretty young for me - honestly.”

Barber: “I agree. It is. It really is. It really is.”

On “The Slap Heard ‘Round The World” (Mar 31, 2022), Lichtstein (over) shared that she had the “most sexual” Bat Mitzvah, “[...] where everybody, like, made out and grinned on each other.” Then she complained, “I think it’s a crime that I didn’t get fucked silly in it.” 

It reference to a revealing dress that she wore to an event in Manhattan, wore in a TikTok, and posted on Instagram (i.e., “jerk off material”), she advised, “If you want to see my titties, they’re out on Insta.” Subsequently, Barber asked, “Old dude is visiting?” To which Lichtstein replied in the affirmative and shared that she spent a couple of nights with him at his “nice hotel”.

It turns out that Lichtstein’s attraction to older men began even before high school.  Per a tweet that she spoke about on “It’s Complicated: Family Holidays Edition” (Apr 14, 2022), a “younger” Lichtstein masturbated to Dr. Egon Spengler of Ghostbusters (1984).

“It’s so cute and trendy now to be into Jewish guys. Back in my day, I was a freak for masturbating to [Dr. Egon] Spengler from Ghostbusters […] I was obsessed with this guy when I was younger.”

Since Ghostbusters premiered in 1984, 23-year-old Lichtstein wasn’t born; thus, it wasn’t clear how much “younger” she was when she masturbated to images of Dr. Spengler. However, on “Over Coachella, Revolve’s Sh*tshow Festival, & Leave Rihanna Alone” (April 21, 2022), Lichtstein elaborated a bit. “I have always liked that man [i.e., Dr. Egon Spengler] since I was a child.”

In the end, Lichtstein is pro age-gap relationships, but with no sexting and/or sex tapes.

Note: Bad Vibes is no longer vibing. Barber said that she was “very busy”, but Lichtstein spilled that Barber was “faced with the options” from her prestigious and well-paying day job. Otherwise, Barber would be, ironically, Googling for a new position. 

Lichtstein: “If I were making the money that you were making […] I don’t think that I would risk it for this podcast either - this once weekly podcast […] Your decision is the one anybody would have made faced with the options that you were faced with - absolutely.”

“Hot Girl Talks” Podcast: American Hot Girls and European Older Men

During the summer of 2023, I began doing research for a new book, but last week, I re-visited my notes from the “Postcards from Europe” episode of the Hot Girl Talks podcast (Aug 18, 22), and I discovered that the episode had been removed from Spotify. (I’m not sure if a video for the episode was recorded, but there’s a hidden video on the YouTube playlist.) Eventually, I found the episode on Boomplay. But why was the episode removed from Spotify and hidden on YouTube?

To my knowledge, Jaz, Halley, and Carly (i.e., the Hot Girls) didn’t (over) share anything more than usual. For example, on the episode, which was recorded on a cruise in Marseille while on the way to Cannes, Jaz related that she didn’t pack her anxiety medicine; therefore, at JFK, she medicated with alcohol, got drunk, and began a conversation with a “random 45-year-old man” whom purchased shots for Jaz and Halley.

Carly, “Jaz was talking to a random 45-year-old man sitting next to her that was going to Vegas.”

Jaz, “He did buy us shots.”

Carly, “Then he bought them [Halley and Jaz] shots.”

Jaz, “I was curious about his job […]”

Although, then-25-year-old, Jaz was “curious” about the older man’s job, she and the man did not exchange contact information.

Jaz, Carly, and Halley

Jaz didn’t have her anxiety medicine, but she did have her weight loss medicine, which, per Jaz, “[...] makes you have to shit your brains out, which is why you lose weight on it.” In addition, Jaz ate ice cream and mac and cheese on the plane. Consequently, during the ride from the airport, Jaz started sweating and informed the other Hot Girls, “I’m going to shit my pants.” Ultimately, she found a bathroom, and she was in the loo for “awhile”, because she “took the fattest shit”. Jaz was self-conscious about exiting, because she feared that someone would know that she had “blown up” the loo.

Isabel Mayfair

After arriving in London, the Hot Girls went to Isabel [Mayfair], which is where they met “these random men”. The men were described as “wealthier” but “old”.

Carly, “They were all, like, finance, kind of like people. They were definitely, like, wealthier [...]”

Jaz, “Let me just preface. They were old.”

Carly, “They were old. They were old.”

Jaz, “Not, like, old, but, like, ancient.”

Carly, “No. They were in their 40s. They weren’t ancient.”

Halley, “That one guy was easily in his 50s. Maybe 60s.”

However, one of the men, a President Snow look-alike, was “way sexier”; thus, then-22-year-old Halley confessed that she would have “fucked him”.

Halley, “President Snow from Game of Thrones, but, like, way sexier. Like, I’m not gonna lie. I would have fucked him. I would have.”

Carly, “[...] he had kids. Like, he was super nice. Actually, he was probably my favorite.”

Jaz, “I agree.”

Carly, “He was sexy. He was sexy. If you guys saw him, you'd get it.”

It appears that Halley did not fuck the President Snow look-alike, but then-25-year-old Carly made out with a man at Isabel whom she said was, like, a 41-year-old New York City finance bro type.

Halley, “Carly walked up to a table of guys. Asked if they were single. They were all in relationships, except for one, we thought they were so hot - inside.”

Carly, “Also, we need to backtrack. So I kept, like, hanging out with this guy H. Who was, like, kind of ugly, but he gave me, like, New York City finance bro vibes. He was, like, 41 [...] it was a mix of, like, the London accent, me being drunk, him saying he was in finance, or no, he was a lawyer. And he was visiting New York soon, and he was talking about his family. And we just, like, had a really great conversation [...] but usually I, like, don't like ugly guys. But TBH, he's, he was probably a 5 [...] Okay, all right, three and a half, but then imagine he's a 3 and a half, but he has a British accent, he's rich, he's older, he's a lawyer, and he has everything in common with you. It bumps it up to, like, at least an 8 and a half [...] Okay, I'm sorry, but for me, that's what my thought process was. I'm just defending myself.”

Halley, “No. It’s fine. Like, it was funny. And then she made out with him, and it was, like, alright, slay. Somebody's gotta do it.”

After London, the Hot Girls went to Opium in Barcelona where Jaz and Halley played “What are the Odds?’ that Jaz would make out with an old man.

Jaz, “Me and Halley play “What are the Odds?” [...] You say, ‘What are the odds that you do XYZ?’ And someone's like, oh, 1 through 100. And then you say, like, 123, and then you say that same number. Me and Halley play “What are the Odds?” I’ll make out with this old, disgusting man.”

Halley, “I’m not even kidding. He was a negative 4 out of 10.”

Jaz, “He was disgusting [...] And we go, ‘123’ [...] We were one number off for me having to make out with this disgusting, horrendous man.”

And at Opium, Carly said that she was, “[...] over at this table with these, like, Italian men. I thought the one was, like, pretty cute [...] I thought he was cute. He was younger. [...] And again, it's like, for me, it's about the banter and, like, the flirt. And he just, like, had the banter. He had - the banter. ” Consequently, Carly made out with the Italian man.

Interestingly, Carly described the Italian man as “younger” - not young; thus, we can safely infer that, unlike the men in London, he was below 50.

Summing up Barcelona, Carly said that it was a vibe, “Barcelona was fun for me because, like, I was making out with someone [i.e., the Italian man] and, like, when you’re making out with someone in the club it’s like a vibe.”

In a bit of a non-sequitur, Carly shared that she dry-shaved her pubic area and armpits. Consequently, she had the “worst razor fucking burn” from the dry shaving, “walking, chaffing, and sweating”. She asked Jaz and Halley to examine her vagina area with a flashlight, but Jaz had never looked at a vagina that “much and that long”; however, Carly related that, as a “crazy” camper, she had seen “plenty of vaginas”.

Carly, “If you went to camp you’d know that you saw plenty of vaginas in a lifetime and probably the inside of them. And probably all sides of them. Because at camp you just are, like, crazy. It’s just a thing. I don’t know, like, people who went to camp know. Just camp things.”

Next, the Hot Girls spoke about how difficult it was to post photos on social media. For example, Halley confessed, “I used to, like, Facetune for hours and do all this crazy shit.” Then, Jaz shared that, via vibrator, she climaxed on the cruise to Cannes. However, while Carly related that she puts her vibrator “inside”, Jaz said that she does not.

Jaz, “My climax was finally being able to masturbate yesterday [on the cruise].”

Halley, “You did.”

Jaz, “Yeah.”

Carly, “Yeah. She told me.”

Carly, “I can’t masturbate without a vibrator; so, I just don’t.”

Jaz, “Do you put your vibrator inside of you though.”

Carly, “Yeah.”

Jaz, “I don’t”

Carly, “Mine is like the inside and the on top one. You know? Okay. Yeah. I need - I like both. […] I’ll not masturbate for weeks - if I’m away.

In the end, the question remains: Why was “Postcards from Europe” removed from Spotify and hidden on YouTube? Was it because Jaz regretted sharing she “took the fattest shit” in a loo? Was it because Halley confessed that she would have fucked a President Snow look-alike? And/or was it because Carly regretted sharing that she made out with two different men in Europe? Or did Spotify remove the episode?

Notes:

1. Not having a video to reference made it difficult to distinguish Carly’s and Halley’s voices; therefore, there could be some mistakes with the quotes. To verify the quotes, reference the episode on Boomplay.
2. Per the Daily Mail, Halley was 24 on August 25, 2024; thus, she was approximately 22 when the episode was recorded. In an article that was dated September 29, 2022, Carly shared with Naluda Magazine, “I’m a 25-year old NYC-based lifestyle influencer [...]”, which would have made her approximately 25 when the episode was recorded. And in May of 2024, Reddit users MakeANewUserName and eading_Run1755 commented that Jaz is 27, which would have made her the same age as Carly when the pod was recorded.

Influencer Hallie Batchelder: (Teen) Anal Sex and Venmo Sugar Daddies

Hallie Batchelder is a New York City-based influencer slash content creator who was recently signed to Alex Cooper’s The Unwell Network. Batchelder was on Cooper’s Call Her Daddy “The Hamptons Confessional” podcast (Aug 28, 2024) Hallie she shared, after having “about seven drinks”, that she recently had anal sex - on the first and apparently last date, that she dabbled with sugar daddies, and she was caught having (teen) anal sex in Aruba - when she was 15. 

“Hi, my name is Hallie Batchelder. I'm about seven drinks in right now, and guys, I'm feeling fucking fuzzy. I'm feeling warm and I'm feeling curious. I'm not gonna lie. Okay, I'm from Boston, Massachusetts, but I live in New York right now. My current relationship status is single. So single. Kind of sad. Honestly, the fall is gonna be really lonely, whatever.” 

“Okay, my confession is, last week, I went on a first date, and honestly, we had oysters as the appetizer. So I'm gonna, like, blame the oysters, because it's like an aphrodisiac. He fucked me in the ass, I'm not gonna lie, and I liked it. I hope they put this in.” 

Next Hallie, who is reportedly now in her late twenties, shared that when she was a college girl, she had sex on the same day with two different neighbors. Why? Because, per Hallie, she can’t turn down an offer for sex.

“Well, have I ever fucked multiple people in one night. There's so many answers to this question. Yes is the immediate answer. I mean, like, are we talking about threesome? Production? Wait, in college, there was one night, so I was on like, the basement floor of my building. That's where I lived. I used to, like, fuck this guy that lives in the basement, but I also fucked this guy lived on the third floor. It's like they were friends in the same frat. They found out about each other. I'm just a girl guys, I don't know, like, I don't know what to do. Like, like, they were both hot. Like, what like, am I gonna say? No, I don't know how to say, No, I'm working on it.”

In almost every age-gap memoir there are contradictions. And Hallie’s (verbal) memoir is no different. For example, Hallie began by stating that she was in a relationship with a man whom was “probably 13 years older”, and whom “used to spend, like, a daddy”. But then she said that since she came from money, she didn’t need money from a sugar daddy.

“Have I ever dabbled with the sugar daddy? I don't know if he was daddy's status. He was like, I mean, he was like, probably 13 years older than me, but he used to spend, like, a daddy.”

“Honestly, I don't need men for their money. Like, I come from money, so like, it like, doesn't bother me. So, like, when guys, like, think I need them for their fucking bag. I'm like, get be fucking frail for a second. I don't need your fucking pockets.”

Hallie went on to elaborate on the man, by relating that he was 36 and that she was turned on by his one-thousand-dollar tips. 

“He was probably 36. I was 23, which to me, was a daddy, but he used to go out to a restaurant. We'd get drinks. Say I was, like, two margaritas. He would always be like, “Should I tip a thou? Should I tip a thou?” And I be like, ‘Yes, tip a thou, and fuck me sideways.’”

Despite the fact that Hallie comes from money, she called her sugar daddy for three weeks to ask him to pay for her breast implants. 

“Okay, I have a funny story, actually, about the sugar daddy. So he was in London one night, and he FaceTimed me and he ghosted me for like, three weeks. So he finally picked up the phone. And I was like, “Okay, hi. I'm thinking about getting my boobs done. And he was like, ‘I'll pay for them, whatever. I'll Venmo you.’”

Apparently, Hallie’s sugar daddy’s best friend was Hallie’s sugar daddy as well. And both of them felt like they owned Hallie's tits. (I wonder what could have given them that impression?)

So him and his best friend, Venmoed for my tits. They, like, both think they own my tits. 

Interestingly, in the end, Hallie’s (wealthy) parents paid for her breast implants, and she “pocketed the money” from her sugar daddies.

“Little did they know my dad and my mom, if you pass your real estate licensing exam, like, I had no job at this point. So, like, if you pass your real estate license [...] we'll pay for that surgery. [I] [p]assed in two weeks, and then I pocketed the money that that guy gave me, and then had [an] amazing rack after that.”

And speaking of Hallie’s parents, Hallie shared that when she was a nymphet, and having anal sex on a pull out bed in Aruba, her mother stepped into the room. 

“Wait, when I was 15, my mom walked in. I mean, getting fucked in the ass on a pull out bed in Aruba.” 

Hallie’s Call Her Daddy episode has raised a (rhetorical) question: Why do influencers slash content creators like Hallie, Talia Lichstein, and Brianna Chickenfry share their (teen) sex stories? Is it for likes? For followers? For clout?  For money? All of the above?

Famous Age-Gap Couple: Spider-Man and the Influencer | Tobey Maguire (49) and Lily Chee (20)

OutrageousTeacher955 posted the question on Reddit’s r/NYCinfluencersnark: “Lily Chee with Tobey Maguire?!” Why the exclamation point? Maguire is 49 and Chee’s 20. 

And Sara Whitman posted on Page Six: “Tobey Maguire, 49, sparks dating rumors with model Lily Chee, 20, at Michael Rubin’s white party”. 

The famous age-gap dating rumor is due to Maguire’s hand placement upon Chee’s lower back, which was in a “form-fitting white midi dress that featured spaghetti straps, [and] a high slit”. And they appeared to be leaving the party together. Whitman wrote:

Tobey Maguire and much-younger model Lily Chee sparked dating speculation after they were spotted leaving Michael Rubin’s famous Fourth of July white party together Thursday evening.

The “Spider-Man” star, 49, appeared to have his hand near the 20-year-old’s lower back to guide her out as they exited the star-studded shindig.

Chee, for her part, showed off her fit figure in a form-fitting white midi dress that featured spaghetti straps, a high slit and crisscrossed strings that held the fabric together along her right hip and upper thigh.

Tobey Maguire (49) and Lily Chee (20)

You may know Tobey Maguire from his Spider-Man fame, but who is Lily Chee?

In the Daily Mail post: “Who is Lily Chee? Tobey Maguire's, 49, rumored love interest, 20, is a young model and actress who was discovered in a grocery store” (5 July 2024), Sharon Mai related that, in addition to being a model [e.g., “Valentino, Dior, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger”] and an actress [e.g., “Marvel's Daredevil”], Chee is a student at Columbia, and she’s “[...] a content creator with a 1.5 million following on Instagram and was nominated for Best Breakout YouTuber at the Shorty Awards in 2020.”

Due to her photos in teen thongs and sheer tops, Chee’s a favorite of Reddit ephebophiles where a search of her name reveals revealing results. 

Interestingly, when Chee was about 16, she [allegedly], per an audio recording posted on Reddit, admitted to sexting CB’s nudes. In her defense, Chee [allegedly] told CB, “Really, everyone sent them honestly [...] Your [teen] nudes were sent to everyone [...] I had them [...] Like, it’s not, like, I just like, exposed you and, like, found those. Those were sent publicly [...]” Thus, like Karen of Mean Girls and Swiffer Girl, it appears that CB sexted her nudes to a schoolboy, whom shared them with the group chat.

Lastly, Whitman posted: “Maguire’s best friend [is] Leonardo DiCaprio — who is notorious for also dating young models and actresses [...]”, which we elaborated on in the blog post: “Leo DiCaprio & Camila Morrone Have Split & FYI: DiCaprio Doesn't Date Over 25”.

Talia Lichtstein on Hooking Up with a Married Boss: “Hot”, “Sexy”, “Salacious and Bad” but “Fun”!

On the “My Best Friend Is Hooking Up With A Married Man” episode of the Basic Training podcast (November 20, 2023), a caller left a “juicy” voice message for co-hosts Jake Cornell and Talia Lichtstein. In the message, the caller asked for advice concerning her 23-year-old best friend from high school whom was “hooking up” with her much older married boss. The caller “cut things off with her”, but she wanted to know if she were being “too harsh”. Here are the “juicy” parts of the message:

“She was 23 and started hooking up with her boss who was probably low 40s. Her boss is a married man [...] But they would, you know, eventually hook up when she was working or after work or whatever [...] I cannot respect this thing that she’s doing as a child of divorce. Um, and I basically cut things off with her just because I couldn’t keep her secret anymore.[...] But sometimes I wonder if I was being too harsh on her [...] I’m I being too harsh on her?”

In response to the message, Lichtstein opined, “Such a good call.” And Lichtstein immediately took sides, “I’m on the side of the friend that she’s dissing.” Why did Lichtstein take the side of the 23-year-old who is\was having an affair with her “low 40s” married boss? Lichtstein did so because the 23-year-old sounded “[...] fun as fuck!” So much so that, Lichtstein shared, “I would like to be her [...]”

Interestingly, Lichtstein admitted, “Of course, it’s wrong - no shit [...] She should stop. She’s doing a very bad thing. But also, that’s life and what are friends for? [...] I think that, honestly, you are being too harsh on her.”

Lichtstein stated that having an affair with a married boss is wrong; however, that didn’t stop her from seemingly insulting the concerned best friend by calling her a “prude” and a “fucking loser.” Lichtstein advised her to “[g]et a grip” and to stop “assert[ing] your moral high ground”.

“You’re a moral person. Congratulations. You have the moral high ground.”

“I think you're being a little bit of a prude [...] a fucking loser.”

“[...] don’t you want shit to laugh about when you’re old with your friend. Get a grip. Have some fun with this.”

“I think that a lot of what doing here is trying to assert your moral high ground and make yourself feel better [...]”

But why did Lichtstein condone the age-gap affair if she considered it to be “wrong”? Lichtstein related that it may be wrong, but it’s “hot”, “sexy”, “salacious and bad” but “fun”:

“[...] it’s so hot to be fucking a boss.”

“It’s, like, so sexy.”

“It’s so salacious and bad.”

“It makes any job more fun. Imagine going to work everyday and you're so annoyed that you have to go to work but at least you get off and you get to go ‘do a little flirty’.”

Previously, in the Substack, “Talia Lichstein and Sydnee Paige: NYC Influencers Who Prefer (Much) Older Men”, we wrote about Lichstein’s affairs with (much) older men. However, despite her best effort, Lichtstein confessed that she has not been able to have an affair with one of her (married) bosses. Lichtstein admitted, “I’ve tried so hard to have that, but it hasn’t happened. I have wanted that.”

As an example, Lichtstein shared that she was “obsessed” with her summer camp boss whom wasn’t even her type, but intriguingly, his position as her boss made her “obsessed” with him and the, ordinarily unattractive, man transformed into a scary-hot-boss whom took over her life. In the end, Lichtstein admitted, “I can’t blame your friend - honestly.”

“I was obsessed with one of my bosses that I worked for when I was working in a summer camp. Not because he was hot. He’s actually, like, really gross. [...] Oh my God! He wasn’t really gross. He was, just, like so not my type. [But] the fact that he was my boss. Oh, I was obsessed. [...] it actually is scary how hot that is. It takes over your life. I can’t blame your friend - honestly.”

Lichtstein’s statements are revealing, because the common sentiment (among feminists) is that an employee could never be in a consensual affair with her boss and that a boss, by his higher status, has the (magical) ability to turn an employee into a non consensual sexual zombie. Of course, there are instances where bosses have abused their power (of attraction), but it’s not uncommon for employees to welcome affairs with bosses that in some cases, to the delight of (ultra) Orthodox Jews and Muslims, has led to marriages.

For example, on CBS News, Constantine von Hoffman posted “Survey: Many employees date the boss” (February 14, 2013). Hoffman wrote that 29% of survey respondents shared that they had dated a superior and that over one-third of women were more likely to date a boss:

Perhaps more surprisingly, nearly the same number -- 29 percent -- said they had dated someone above them in the company hierarchy, with 16 percent saying they had dated their direct supervisors. This could be why just over a third of workers reported they had to keep the relationship under wraps. Women were significantly more likely to date someone further up the organization chart -- 38 percent, compared to 21 percent for men.

More recently, Emily Sundberg posted a link in Feed Me to Alexandra Molotkow’s Business Insider piece “Your secret work crush: Half of everyone you work with has an office crush” (April 8, 2024) where Molotkow profiled Karis, a married architect in her 20s, whom had a crush on Stefan, her married boss, which lasted for five years.

Subsequently, Sundberg took a(n) (anonymous) survey of her readers about their potential work crushes, and she got: "[...] hundreds of remarkably vulnerable, albeit anonymous, responses" some of which she posted on "Nothing sexy happens on Slack." For example: 

"He was a VP at the firm, I was an intern."

“We secretly dated for 4 months. It was hot but the power dynamics weren’t healthy. I was like barely 21 and he was 10 years older & my boss. It was worth it for the plot though. Pretty sure everyone knew besides his superiors.”

Did Bethenny Frankel Sexualize Teen Daughter?

Within the past three months, Bethenny Frankel has been accused of sexualizing Bryn - Frankel's 13-year-old teen daughter. 

For example, on December 29, 2023, Leah Bitsky posted on “Page Six”: “Bethenny Frankel blasted for posting bikini photos of 13-year-old daughter: ‘So inappropriate’” Bitsky wrote:

The mom-shamers are mentioning it all.

Bethenny Frankel was ridiculed for sharing bikini photos of her 13-year-old daughter Bryn on social media.

The former “Real Housewives of New York City” star posted a carousel of snaps showing the mother-daughter duo enjoying the white sandy beaches of Turks and Caicos on Thursday.

She also shared multiple snaps of Bryn soaking up some sun while wearing a light-blue bikini — angering several of Frankel’s 3.3 million followers.

Bethenny Frankel & Bryn (13)

Consequently, Bitsky related that some of Frankel’s followers accused Frankel of exploiting Bryn. For example, one follower commented: “Swimsuit shots of your daughter are so Inappropriate and exploitive [sic]” And another follower commented: “She’s only 13 might want to put some clothes on or on social media.!” 

However, some of Frankel’s followers opined that Bryn’s teen bikini pictures were appropriate. One follower commented: “STOP THE MEAN COMMENTS [...] What she [i.e., Bryn] wears is totally appropriate.” And another supportive follower commented: “To me, these pics look like a mother and daughter bonding [...] Bikinis aren’t allowed?”

On March 19, 2024 Emily Selleck posted on “Page Six”: "Bethenny Frankel sparks outrage after buying phallic dessert with daughter Bryn, 13: ‘Make better decisions’" Selleck posted: 

Bethenny Frankel caused a stir on social media when she shared a snap of the phallic dessert she purchased with her 13-year-old daughter, Bryn.

Over the weekend, the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum shared a glimpse via social media of her Australian vacation with her daughter ahead of her “In Conversation with Bethenny Frankel” panel.

In the pics, the mother-daughter duo explored Melbourne along the Yarra River, before indulging in a multi-colored, glittery dessert from Mykiki, which resembled a penis.

Bethenny Frankel, Bryn (13) and Mykiki Dessert

Referencing to the large “glittery dessert” penis, Frankel posted:

“Exploring all that Melbourne has to offer [...] We are so happy here! PS. The food scene here is incredible and let’s just say we got more than we bargained for…👀🙈🌈” 

Consequently, some of Frankel’s followers were outraged. For example, one follower commented: “Confused about the last pic and trying to set an example for your young daughter”. And another asked: “Why would you post that with photos of you and your daughter!”

However, and unsurprisingly, some of Frankel’s followers condoned the dessert d*ck pic. For instance, one supportive follower commented: “Bethenny I am so sorry all of these people are being haters – you’re a fantastic mother, your daughter is beautiful and these trolls just need a hug and some healing”

Kylie Jenner’s 17th Birthday (Big) Penis Cake

(The last time we wrote about a teen and a penis shaped pastry was when we related that 25-year-old Tygy gifted Kylie Jenner a penis shaped cake for her 17th birthday.)

And on March 21, 2024, Riley Cardoza posted on “Page Six”: “Bethenny Frankel threatens to ‘f–k up’ trolls criticizing the way daughter Bryn, 13, dresses" Cardoza posted:

Bethenny Frankel wants the parenting police to back off.

The former “Real Housewives of New York City” star warned social media trolls against criticizing her 13-year-old daughter Bryn’s clothes, telling naysayers to “keep f–king walking” in an Instagram video Wednesday [March 20].

“Some people think it’s their business how I parent and how my daughter dresses,” Frankel said. “I have the most beautiful, thoughtful, caring, loving, spiritual, sensitive, darling, loving, smart human being for a child, and that takes work.”

Bethenny Frankel & Bryn (13)

It appears that some of Frankel’s followers commented that Bryn should avoid cleavage revealing crop tops - with cherries on top, which the 13-year-old modeled in her mother’s March 19th social media post. However, andy_todd299 commented: “Love Bryn she [is] so adorable 😍” (Like Charlotte of And Just Like That, should we assume that Andy's an ephebophile.)

Interestingly, if Bryn were 18, Frankel would not have had any or many detractors; however, Orthodox Jews and Muslims would argue that 13-year-olds and 18-year-olds (and older) should avoid wearing bikinis and cleavage revealing crop tops with red cherries on top - in public.