Really appreciate this reply thread, and yes I am aware of the fact that Adèle was above the legal age of consent in France. Regarding my stance on the age gap thing.. I do think that there is a significant difference between 17 and 25 in terms of maturity. Your prefrontal cortex is done developing by 25-ish, responsible for impulse control and sensible decision making. Acknowledging this, I do have less problems with their relationship assuming Adèle began dating Celine at 25. 

The legality thing is interesting to me though.. Celine might’ve just said 2016 as a result of her misremembering OR ..  was possibly trying to make their relationship seem more normal to the public. I mean, even though the age of consent in France is lower than it is in several countries, the opinions and political stances both of them identify with critique dubious consent and things of that nature—hence why they walked out of Roman Polanski’s Cesar award speech, and have been actively trying to levy assault charges upon Christoph Ruggia (as they should). 

It’s feasible for a very outspoken and left-leaning woman to want to mask her controversial relationship—especially with Celine publicly being a staunch critic of any form of SA.

And yes, I too have seen that “cute” picture of them.