Cougars

The following interesting discussion of the cougar phenomenon is found at Roissy’s blog.  For those of you who haven’t heard of this, it’s older women going after young guys. 

… can think of quite a few girls I frequently see haunting the DC nightlife scene who’ve gone from kitten to cougar in just a few years.  Many women of DC’s socialite crowd have crossed the cougar rubicon, yet stubbornly refuse to give up their lifestyle.  When all you’ve ever known is the inside of a club, 37 varieties of martinis, and dancing on raised platforms as horny guys give you your attention fix, it’s understandable you’d find it hard to accept your demotion to has-been hottie.

…  with career-delayed marriages and perpetual dating where she is waiting around forever to find a man who will meet all 463 bullet points in her mental checklist, the clubs are beginning to fill with women who have missed the boat yet won’t admit it to themselves.

Fascinating point about women wanting to find a man who will meet all 463 bullet points in her mental checklist.  I’ve noticed the same thing myself, and it merits its own blog post.  With the huge supply of guys made available to women through online dating (and its bad-for-guys male/female ratio), most women seem to have developed huge lists of must-haves.

Read the whole thing.  It has lots more interesting commentary, complete with pictures.

http://roissy.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/from-kitten-to-cougar/

I don’t see anything objectionable with these older women chasing young guys.  But they shouldn’t delude themselves that they’re going to be like Demi Moore landing a 10-15 year younger Ashton Kuchter.  The good-looking 25 year old guy will gladly have sex with the 40 year old woman he meets at the club, but for a long-term relationship there are few 40 year old women he will prefer over the young hotties.

And here’s another interesting point from Roissy’s discussion (one that may interest Mr. Practical): “She looks Russian, which means that she will hit the wall sooner and harder than most women her age.”  Is this true?