When Gareth was 14, he was in a relationship with an attractive young teacher at his school,

and he thought he was the luckiest boy in the world.

But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel.

35 years later, everyone's acting like it never happened, and Gareth wants to understand why.

How about the truth? How about we do that first, and then we work out where we're going to go understand why. How about the truth? How about we do that first

and then we work out where we're going to go from there? How about the truth? This new four-part

series is about who gets to be a perpetrator and a victim. To listen, just search for Lucky

Boy wherever you get your podcasts.

From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story.

I'm Manvine Rana.

You must know someone who fits the category.

Maybe you're one yourself.

I probably am. The sort of person who goes around boasting when you're one yourself. I probably am.

The sort of person who goes around boasting when they're hashtag adulting, because, well,

those moments can feel rare.

The term kiddalt is actually a Western word.

I believe it was actually coined in England. And it refers to grown-ups who refuse to abandon their hobbies and interests and pastimes of their youth. In times of old,

we were told to put childish things behind us so that we can become fully fledged adults. But as

you are undoubtedly well aware, in the modern era,

this isn't exactly the case. And Japan was very much ahead of the curve when it came to

preserving childhood characteristics well into adulthood. Yep, Japan definitely got their first.

So much so that for many people, when they think of the country, they don't just think of the majestic volcanoes, the ancient temples, and for the next few weeks, the spectacular sight of the cherry blossom season.

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