Apparently, snagging a younger man is the latest trend, on-screen and off. Vivica Fox has the new show actually called “The Cougar”, and Courtney Cox is about to star in “Cougarland”.

And we won’t even start with the Demi/Ashton thing.

I just got an email about a survey SpeedDate.com did on the trend. The results were really interesting!

What is an acceptable age gap between an older woman dating a younger man?

• 45% said 0 – 5 years; 38% said 5 – 10 years; 17% said 10 + years

Men were asked if they’d ever had a relationship with a “cougar”

• 27% said Yes; 73% said No

If no, would you ever date a “cougar?”

• 56% said Yes; 44% said No

If yes, do you prefer to date older women rather than women that are more your age?

• 33% said Yes; 67% said No

Women were asked if they’d ever been in a relationship where they were the “cougar”

• 35% said Yes; 65% said No

If no, would you ever date a man much younger than you?

• 43% said Yes; 57% said No

If yes, do you prefer to date younger men rather than older men your age?

• 23% said Yes; 77% said No

Where do you stand on these stats???

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Post from: Blisstree

The Rise of the Cougar

It’s kind of a role reversal for me, because ever since I was 15, I was always into older guys. Of course, we can see how well that worked out for me, but still…

Honestly, I got a message from a 21 year old kid about two weeks ago that left me absolutely floored. He was a little nervous (so it seemed at first) to suggest we communicate, but then proceeded to tell me that his ex was even older than I am, and he prefers older women because we know what we want… yadda blah pthbbt. Turned out after I got chatting with him that it seemed more like he was really after a “more experienced in the sack” woman to jump into said sack with.

In the past week or so, I’ve either messaged, talked with, or gone out with guys who are 5 or more years younger than me! It’s got me wondering, because I keep talking to my friends and they’re all for it.

“Go on, girl! Get you a younger man!”
“Young boys wanna please you, and you deserve that for once. Go’head!”
“Men in their mid-late 30’s and early 40’s have baggage and issues and will take them out on you.” (That one has been PROVEN to me quite recently!)

So at 31 years of age, as a woman who still wants a family of her own, am I limiting myself unjustly by keeping my searches limited to guys 28-38? Should I be more open about who I’m willing to give a shot to? Or does that make me some kind of cradle-robbing cougar? What do you think are the chances that a 31 year old woman and a 24 year old man could get together, connect, fall in love, get married, and make babies? Aren’t young guys still “playing the field”?

Post from: Blisstree

Oh no… Am I a “Cougar”?