And what is the vaguely offensive name for a man dating a significantly younger woman? Oh ya, I forgot, there isn't one. 'Cause our society is sexist and such.
Hey Dan - speaking of cougars...have you seen this yet? I just love their definition of cougar!
(text below taken from the "official cougar website"!
NATIONAL SINGLE COUGARS CONVENTION -- AMERICA'S FIRST-EVER!
Friday, August 28 -- adults of all ages welcome
Find out why our Cougar parties have been featured by The San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, KGO Radio, and KRON TV! Single cougars from all over America will converge on the Silicon Valley,
the only major metropolitan area in America with a surplus of single men,many of whom are young, educated, attractive, and prosperous, but lacking in experience with women.
7:30pm - Complimentary appetizers from Trader Vic's, as long as they last.
8pm - Entertaining Keynote Address with author Francesca Gentille and Tahil Gesyuk, her romantic partner, who is 14 years younger, on "Cougar-Luscious: Irresistible Dating & Relating for Older Women and Younger Men."
9pm-Midnight - The Cougar Ball, featuring dancing to your favorite hits.
At approximately 11pm, one cougar at the Convention will be crowned MISS COUGAR AMERICA and receive prizes, including her choice of the upcoming Singles Halloween Cruise or the Spring Baja Cruise,
courtesy of The Singles Travel Company. plus a Cougar Kit from Cardeaux Cosmetics, valued at over $100.
To be eligible to win, the lucky cougar must be present at the convention, legally single, and at least 40 years of age.
BONUS: The first 50 women to arrive will receive free samples from Cardeaux Cosmetics!
CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, American Laser Centers, Cardeaux Cosmetics, Cougar Kittens, TheRealCougarWoman.com, CougarInternational.com, BayAreaSingles.com, The Cougars Den, The Art of Love, CougarSpeedDate.com. WomenWhoLoveYoungerMen.com, Bay Area Cougar Events, and many others.
LOCATION: Dinah's Garden Hotel, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto CA 94306.
COST: $20/advance (by Aug 27). You may pay $20/door, if space permits.
Overnight Garden rooms at this beautiful boutique hotel are available for an additional $99 per night by calling 650/493-2844.
WHAT IS A COUGAR?
A cougar is an adult woman of any age who is attracted to younger men.
You would think that every woman would be a cougar.
Unfortunately, most women prefer older men, who will die on you!
The average man in America dies five years earlier than the average woman.
Crazy, this attraction for older men!
Younger men are better looking, healthier, have more energy, are more fun, don't need Viagra, and won't die on you!
But to earn the title of lech, the age difference has to be like 40 years.
And there is an age limit. Once the guy reaches 70 he becomes cool again and she becomes a "gold-digger." Unless he's poor, than he's just a "dirty old man." Or if he's a perv, he can be a dirty old man and a lech.
I claim discrimination! Why do the cougars have to be single? Some are both attracted to younger men and poly.
(Still, the whole idea of "cougar" raises my hackles. No one comments on a 45-year-old guy dating a 28-year-old woman. Why is it such earth-shattering news in the other direction?)
@19: They all dabbled with younger men, but only Samantha had a serious relationship with one (though she also dated men her own age, so she wasn't strictly a cougar, just an equal-opportunity employer).
Why is "cougar" so offensive to you ladies? It's just a shorthand term for a phenomenon we've all noticed. I think it's only offensive if you let it be offensive, in which case you might just want to relax a little.
By the way, a man dating a significantly younger woman is known as "lucky".
I've never interpreted "cougar" as offensive. I certainly don't intend it that way when I say it. I just figure that, as 22 above noted, it's a term for something that exists. And the fact that there isn't a male equivalent doesn't mean that no one regards men who prefer younger women as skeezy. Just refer back to some of the slogeriffic comments that followed the posts about Sodini.
I actually think the reason we have a term for women dating younger men, but don't have one for the male equivalent, is that the former phenomenon is more rare.
(text below taken from the "official cougar website"!
NATIONAL SINGLE COUGARS CONVENTION -- AMERICA'S FIRST-EVER!
Friday, August 28 -- adults of all ages welcome
Find out why our Cougar parties have been featured by The San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express, KGO Radio, and KRON TV! Single cougars from all over America will converge on the Silicon Valley,
the only major metropolitan area in America with a surplus of single men,many of whom are young, educated, attractive, and prosperous, but lacking in experience with women.
7:30pm - Complimentary appetizers from Trader Vic's, as long as they last.
8pm - Entertaining Keynote Address with author Francesca Gentille and Tahil Gesyuk, her romantic partner, who is 14 years younger, on "Cougar-Luscious: Irresistible Dating & Relating for Older Women and Younger Men."
9pm-Midnight - The Cougar Ball, featuring dancing to your favorite hits.
At approximately 11pm, one cougar at the Convention will be crowned MISS COUGAR AMERICA and receive prizes, including her choice of the upcoming Singles Halloween Cruise or the Spring Baja Cruise,
courtesy of The Singles Travel Company. plus a Cougar Kit from Cardeaux Cosmetics, valued at over $100.
To be eligible to win, the lucky cougar must be present at the convention, legally single, and at least 40 years of age.
BONUS: The first 50 women to arrive will receive free samples from Cardeaux Cosmetics!
CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, American Laser Centers, Cardeaux Cosmetics, Cougar Kittens,
TheRealCougarWoman.com, CougarInternational.com, BayAreaSingles.com, The Cougars Den, The Art of Love, CougarSpeedDate.com.
WomenWhoLoveYoungerMen.com, Bay Area Cougar Events, and many others.
LOCATION: Dinah's Garden Hotel, 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto CA 94306.
COST: $20/advance (by Aug 27). You may pay $20/door, if space permits.
Overnight Garden rooms at this beautiful boutique hotel are available for an additional $99 per night by calling 650/493-2844.
WHAT IS A COUGAR?
A cougar is an adult woman of any age who is attracted to younger men.
You would think that every woman would be a cougar.
Unfortunately, most women prefer older men, who will die on you!
The average man in America dies five years earlier than the average woman.
Crazy, this attraction for older men!
Younger men are better looking, healthier, have more energy, are more fun, don't need Viagra, and won't die on you!
Lech.
But to earn the title of lech, the age difference has to be like 40 years.
And there is an age limit. Once the guy reaches 70 he becomes cool again and she becomes a "gold-digger." Unless he's poor, than he's just a "dirty old man." Or if he's a perv, he can be a dirty old man and a lech.
It's a small window of equal opportunity.
Naked Jacqueline Onassis Photo Found With Warhol's Junk
Huffington Post Link
Why the SLOG obsession with age difference?
Wait...I know...because it's mostly read by 28 year old straight guys with no g/fs.
I thought it was the 45ish gay men who can only hang on to a wife by promising him he can get what he needs on the side...
(Still, the whole idea of "cougar" raises my hackles. No one comments on a 45-year-old guy dating a 28-year-old woman. Why is it such earth-shattering news in the other direction?)
By the way, a man dating a significantly younger woman is known as "lucky".
Because if these women were just known as "lucky", it wouldn't be so easy to make fun of them. Like this post does. See how that works?
I dunno. Cougar = fierce pussy? That's my association.