Cougars: mature ladies & their toy-boys...

I read an article about “Cougars” today; besides making me giggle through the entire reading, it reminded me of some people I have met, which is why I decided to talk about it in this blog… The term Cougar, comes from “caged famished tigress, with a vast appetite for fresh, young flesh”; it is used to nickname the “older ladies”, who prefer their boyfriends at least five years younger… Personally, (besides preferring it the other way), I don’t quite understand the young “gentlemen”… It immediately rings a bell about Edipo’s syndrome, and little boys who didn’t get enough attention & love from their mothers in their childhood… There is also a droll detail: these ladies are usually mothers, and they couldn’t be really considered generous in means of “bonding time” toward their real sons, so… Maybe it’s some kind of queer mutual compensation? J’sais pas…
Identifying the species: “You could easily spot a Cougar; it’s the Rachel Welch of the reunion, who’s always late, the one wearing a hot pink sweater (size XS, of course!), with fake nails, fake bronze, fake breasts, messy “sauvage” hair… She is friends with everybody– starting from the hairstylist, including the personal trainer, her daughter’s Birthday-party DJ, to the bartender, whom she met in a Bahamas cruise… She is usually divorced, and if she is married, her husband is so boring, useless, or gay, that he actually doesn’t count.” J’suis desoleé, but… LOL
Her motherhood “entertains” her, and her kids are her “back-to-earth-cable”, but the truth is, she has little time for the responsibilities involving a family. In this sense, she prefers “quality” rather than “quantity”, convinced that half an hour revising the child’s homework, plus five minutes before bed (occasional treat), is enough time for a “rich” relationship...
“Their hunting is not intricate, as many could imagine, partly because it’s pretty easy to catch a Cougar’s attention, and second, because she is very vain, and consequently “sexy” (meaning: you’ll never catch her off the cuff- whether physically or mentally, she wears makeup to sleep, and always has something previously studied for casual chit-chat). (Translated & paraphrased (with a couple of intruding personal notes) from the magazine “Cosas”, August 2009)
Examples of famous Cougars with their corresponding boy-toys: Madonna & Jesus Luz, Demi Moore (45) & Ashton Kutcher (31), Cameron Diaz (35) & Justin Timberlake (26) (when they were dating), Halle Berry (42) & Gabriel Autrey (32).
I am sure I don’t have to give you examples of non-famous Cougars, since you’ve most probably have already met one or two… Plus, it wouldn’t be very diplomatic or suave from my part. ;-)