Another Cougar Club wedding is slated for Hollywood. Why are younger men marrying older women?
The Happy Couple
Sex in the City’s Samantha, with her penchant for younger men, is credited with turning the pejorative image of “Mrs. Robinson” into a Cougar. Samantha is a business woman who seduces through her ability to think like a man sexually, and network like a man from the “old boy’s club” socially.
Defined as “older women involved with younger men,” it seems that Cougars are becoming a trend — The Bachelor Show, Amazing Grace, and a cover of The New Yorker!
Many young men who date older women tell me they do so because:
- The women are more established.
- They have a stronger libido than young working women or those in their 40’s looking at menopause.
- They are nurturing. Whereas today’s working women are too demanding and too career driven.
- They are independent and will dash off to a mini-holiday even if at the motel down the street!
The BBC Relationships section warns younger women about making time for intimacy.
For another fun Cougar piece go to: Her Mother is a Cougar and She’s Hot for ME
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson