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Cougar Mania

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

Amanda

Devan

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?

 

Comments

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Sindebad

Jordan

How can we save the words?

 

05:37 PM Dec 21 2009 |

浅爱

浅爱

China

i am  disagree  the man !

06:46 AM Dec 11 2009 |

tanimachi

tanimachi

Japan

In Japan, a woman is seemed to be a second-tier if she's beyond her 20s. Woman may be more comfortable living in U.S.

06:33 PM Dec 04 2009 |

yilay

Myanmar

need to clear.But I want to give one comment that is love can be appear in  the every satuation and every times .It don't have rule of ages. 

05:06 PM Dec 03 2009 |

melis simge tunca

Turkey

ı dıdnt understand ıt

03:27 PM Nov 17 2009 |

gufangfei

China

I'think it's pure love between the man and the woman who love each other  truly,but if the old woman only wants to sleep with the younger just like a cougar,it's disgusting for me!

06:24 AM Nov 17 2009 |

L_a_d_a

L_a_d_a

Ukraine

i`m agree with german23 – love has no age and that`s why women and men of different age find each other attractive

02:58 PM Nov 13 2009 |

german23

german23

El Salvador

well if women has 35 and the man 22 is no problen becuase the love dosen´t has age

03:33 AM Nov 11 2009 |

lily lily

lily lily

Iraq

it is something shamfull

06:00 PM Nov 03 2009 |

lily lily

lily lily

Iraq

it is something shamfull

05:59 PM Nov 03 2009 |

love heart

Myanmar

i like this program .Thank you very much.

06:28 AM Oct 29 2009 |

el_miguelo08

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

yo miguel quiero una chica

08:22 PM Oct 27 2009 |

dounia

Morocco

HILLO MANIA

I'AM DONIA

 

04:37 PM Oct 27 2009 |

wjwdahuang

wjwdahuang

China

i cannot accept it

02:50 AM Oct 24 2009 |

eng_belal2050

Egypt

i think that its bad things

and strange thinking

06:41 AM Oct 08 2009 |

amiira007

amiira007

Tunisia

i have a cruch on ashton his definitly my knida of guy

02:26 PM Oct 07 2009 |

godyorker

godyorker

Cuba

i think, for example in cuba that's normal, the idea of meeting someone older than you is good., we both may share experiencies and when loves is around nothing can't stop the relationship, tht's my comment

04:01 PM Oct 02 2009 |

Sjani4ka

Sjani4ka

Ukraine


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08:53 PM Oct 01 2009 |

ridz

ridz

Pakistan

ummm,yeah em agree with devan she said right tht da heighest peak ov men sex appealin is 18 n in women is 35

10:41 AM Sep 25 2009 |

panet70

Philippines

i agree to the latter green. love makes everything possible. Smile

07:20 AM Jul 26 2009 |

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