One recent overexposure of senior dating has been the popularity of cougars. The phenomena of cougars is quite interesting as it is the modern feminist movement in dating. Society has accepted sugar daddies, older men who date younger women, but society is still unsure of the public opinion regarding cougars. On the one hand, cougars make older women feel good even if they are not a cougar while on the other, it seems that women who like younger men have some sort of Oedipus complex.
Courtney Cox is the latest actress to show off her cougarness in her television show Cougar Town. It is definitely a subject that many women (and men) are interested in. Women who know how to take care of themselves and who do not give into the thought of age as a factor to slow down their libido are the perfect Cougar candidates. Why date George Clooney when you can date Robert Pattison? It is a legitimate question since younger in Cougar-land is always better and if you can get it, why not flaunt it?
Of course there are the arguments that everyone should date people that are in and around their age yet it seems that many people’s ages do not reflect their inner person. You may be 21 but act like a 50 year old and there are 60 year olds that act like 16 year old boys and girls. As an older woman, you may not want to be with an older man simply because he makes you feel old while inside you feel like you are in your twenties. There is definitely a psychological element that factors into becoming a cougar.
To cash in on the craze more and more Cougar websites are popping up that encourage women senior dating with younger men. basically, young men looking for older women create a profile where the two can get together. There are even Cougar cruises where tickets are sold to young men and older women who are looking for love. Is there anything wrong with being a cougar? Absolutely not. It is rather empowering for older women. Plus, if marrying a younger man will make a woman look like Demi Moore, I think more women will start signing up for cougar websites and cruises.
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