[fintstone]

Originally Posted by tweezers74

Good answer, finstone but first of all, I guess technically I fit under the umbrella of cougar but seriously, men my age do not hit on me. They think I am in my 20's. So what happens is that 20 something's hit on me. I don't think that makes me a cougar. I do not pursue them. And granted, most I want to flick on the forehead and go, "shoo fly", but some are I telling end and more mature than the men in their 30s and 40s.

Secondly, it's such a double standard. When a female dates a younger man, she has "mommy issues". If an older man dates a younger woman, it's all pats on the back. I have seen it many times in Pelican. In fact, some of the men are married to much younger women. I say age is just a number. Granted, of course it isn't acceptable to date your students but it peeves me when it is so double sides for women. I mean the men I went on dates this week were 11 and 8 years older than me and nobody blinked an eye. Would it have been the same if I went on a date with a fella who was 27?

You are not a cougar. Cougars are much older. Your's is a reasonable spread...at least for dating. Men have similar problems if the spread is too much.

The piquant and sacchariferous will always attract younger men...especially if they are as vivacious and fit...but I suspect that you will eventually end up with someone older (your choice) based on your posts here.