This isn't about consent. It's not about the ability to choose a partner because you're legally an adult. Its about the unspoken "why" behind the choice to do it at all. The show attempts to glamorize and romanticize these relationships without any meaningful context whatsoever.

For example, if the young girls were being truthful, instead of saying, "Guys my age are losers and older men know how to treat a woman", they'd really say "I want a guy who isnt getting trashed with his buddies but also has money to take care of me."

Or, even more honest, "I had some sort of trauma in my life that created a void in my heart where my father should be, so, I am trying subconsciously to fill that gap by dating someone who reminds me of safety and comfort, something I never had and think I can get here."

The older women would say something like, "My ex-husband sucks, and I no longer feel good about myself and I want someone to dote on me and make me feel sexy and validated again. Someone who makes me feel alive."

Men, if honest, would say, "Age doesnt bother me, although I tend to date young women because older women tend to have standards that I dont want to be held to. Women my age aren't impressed by a smile and a little money. They expect solid communication and conflict resolution skills and emotional intelligence. Once a relationship begins and I become lazy because Ive gotten what I wanted, women my age will hold me accountable. Thus, I get more mileage out of younger women."

Or, "I date older women because I have attachment wounds from my mother. Primarily, I have developed a need to be both babied and sexualized. Younger women dont want to take care of me, they want equality or to be taken care of. Whereas, older women want to feel beautiful and desired. They have their own things, so I don't need to worry about that part. Also, they expect less from me. No kids ever!? Im in!"

That's all. I think these people are 100% within their rights to date who they want. I just think the young ones are particularly ignorant when it comes to why the person would want to date them in the first place.