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Cougar Mania

Date: Oct 26 2007

Themes: Pop Culture, Romance

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It’s a phenomenon that’s becoming more and more common. All across the United States, people are following the example of 44-year-old Demi Moore and her 29-year-old husband, Ashton Kutcher: Older women are pairing off with younger men.

The slang term for women in their late 30s or older who pursue men in their 20s or teens is cougar. It gets thrown around a lot these days. Watch Amanda tell Devan how someone actually had the nerve to call her a cougar.

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Amanda

Devan

Amanda: So I went to the bar the other night and somebody had the audacity of calling me a cougar. Do you know what that is?

Devan: Cougar? You mean like the older woman that likes to sleep with a younger man?

Amanda: Yeah. Apparently that’s what it was and I was kind of offended by that.

Devan: I don’t think you’re old enough to be a cougar.

Amanda: I don’t think so either. I thought there had to be about 20 years difference of the girl and the guy.

Devan: I think that’s about right. Doesn’t the woman have to be at least 40 to technically be a cougar?

Amanda: I think so. And possibly married. And possibly with children. Yeah. So have you ever stopped to think about what the draw is from the woman to the man and the man to the woman in this case?

Devan: Well, I think it’s because they’re both at their sexual peak.

Amanda: I hadn’t really thought about that. So for a guy, what, 20-something?

Devan: I’ve heard that a man’s sexual peak is 18 and a woman’s is 35.

Amanda: Really? So I have two years to go…

Devan: Maybe you should find an 18-year-old in the next couple of years.

Amanda: Maybe! Like your brother, right? Not so much?

Devan: Not so much.

Amanda: Oh. Well it’s weird, because as a mother having a son, I’m not sure how comfortable I would be if he came home in high school and had a 40-year-old girlfriend.

Devan: Yeah. You stay away from my brother.

Amanda: Okay. Good to know. Note to self.

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Discussion

When Amanda went to the bar the other day, someone called her a cougar. Devan says that Amanda is too young to be a cougar and Amanda agrees. They agree that the ideal cougar is over 40, about 20 years older than her lover, possibly married and possibly a mother. Most cougars are also very predatory when it comes to securing their young prey. That’s why they’re named for large, wild cats.

Amanda asks Devan why she thinks older women are going for younger men and vice versa. She immediately responds that she thinks it’s because the male sexual peak is 18 while a woman’s is 35.

Devan’s brother sounds like a good young lover to Amanda, but Devan doesn’t like the idea of them together one bit.

Why do you think older women and younger men get together?

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abdeeq

Somalia

love is good way to feel

pataramiss

Georgia

is anybody here?

pataramiss

Georgia

Christoph07

Germany

Who has create the name Cougar for older women? A cougar stinks -so is it a rude word? Perhaps it comes from old impotent husbands.?

My opinion: Love needs three columns: – symphaty, trust, and sexual correlation. Age is not so important for real love.

But in most cultures I think it is not easy for a woman to have younger man and its not easy for the man to have a older woman too. Mostly only for a short sexual affair but this is not love – only fucking.

Interesting is that a lot of male Ebaby-user speak about her peak but not the female user do this. To underline this statistic: I think I am at my peak since 15 years and hope the same for the next 15 years.

sybeluka

Rwanda

I don’t agree

Zyama

Russian Federation

I am a fifty-niner and love women younger me when I am in a sexy mood, sometimes. Women love younger men? Why not? Is it against laws or moral? In my opinion, we all men have to let women do what they want in the matters of love, or they will do this without our permission. Go ahead, Demy and others! And don't forget about me, little darlings.

Sicerely, Valeriy

iqbal_zain

India

I find it cheap to discuss about the relation of Cougar, Love is only Love and we should not see even a bit of sex in the relation.

ericagood

North Korea

ericagood

North Korea

Sivanthinathan

India

absolute correcty what u say.but that coversation is correct

amy_nana

China

20 years difference ?

i can't imagine it.

justbeok

China

Only both are happy, everything can be ok!

flower-cita

Peru

my brother is 20 years and he is with a girl of 27… good luck for them!!

dt.mucu

Turkey

older women prefer younger man too in turkey . i think because turkish man try sex earlier then women so they enjoy older and experienced women when they are (younger)20 years old.i think older women want to spent hot night with her partner and they find younger man hotter then older.

benjay60

Liberia

the older women need young man to satisfy her life because the young man give her full of enjoyment and companionship any where they hang out on vacation. hope thye have their choice and heart desire.
Ben

hoangmy26

Viet Nam

oh this dialogue looks interested

abdulhaq

Canada

well its something new for me to know about cougar & according to me there is corelation of age with sex its only depands how r u comfertable with yur patner n its only depands on how much u know n love each other