Topic: cougars

Why Do We Care When Typical May-December Romance Roles Are Reversed?

Of course they found a woman dating her daughter’s douchey ex-boyfriend. Of-fucking-course they did. But then again, why do we care? More »

I Went To A Lesbian Cougar Meetup

‘Keeping up with someone’s energy’ is bullshit I have decided. I may be drunk, but it is true. The center of any May-December romance is power and money — which is delicious and which is what gives the whole thing its taboo. And call me greedy, but I think I want to be the one with the power. More »

Do You Find This Ad Offensive?

To be honest, every time I title a post “do you find this ad offensive” I feel like the subtext is “good, eye-catching work, copywriters!” More »

Party Favors: Water To Wash Down Your Loneliness Salad

Women struggling to drink water. -The Hairpin

On sexual harassment and humor. -DoubleX

A confession of serial monogamy (we need a new phrase for that). -Divine Caroline

Cougars versus silver foxes. -The Frisky

This is pretty common but maybe not interesting: men refusing to shut cupboards. -YourTango

Eileen Ford chats about the changing modeling industry. -Styleite

Gareth Pugh designed a vodka bottle. -The High Low

The best face mask for your skin type. -Birchbox

Kim Kardashian and 6 other celebrity wedding day cash cows. -DoubleX

Valuable beauty advice from moms. -Refinery29

The style evolution of Anna Wintour. -StyleList

Milla, Ashton, Heidi: the best model hyphenates. -College Candy

6 pairs of statement socks. -Betty Confidential

5 fashion houses you’ll never see collaborate with H&M. -The High Low

More details and video of that H&M Dragon Tattoo collection. -The Budget Babe

Why You Should Date A Younger Man

Or, if you’re in your twenties, a guy your own age! A response to our piece yesterday on why you should date older men. Younger men – better, maybe? Some of our friends (we’ve changed their names) think so: More »

Party Favors: Time to Move to an “N” State

The two states with the highest numbers of “cougars” – the word for older women who flirt with younger men, not the wild cats – are Nebraska and North Dakota. – YourTango

Would you ever move in next door to your boyfriend’s mom? – Lemondrop

A new study says that people are more likely to trust women than men. It’s sort of like I used to teach my students when we did a grammar unit: “Men are jerks, so they lie. Objects lay.” – Time

Trend alert: people throwing themselves “divorce parties” that look exactly like bachelorette parties, complete with crowns and penis-shaped balloons. – Huffington Post

It’s not enough to get engaged; you need to own one of these obscenely expensive engagement rings. – Betty Confidential More »

Forget The Cougar. Meet The Calico.

So, we’ve got cougars (women over forty who date men 15 years their junior, or actually, just women over forty who like to wear animal prints or watch Courteney Cox, or something). We’ve got pumas (women in their 30′s looking … More »

Can We Just Drop The Cougar Label Already?

Look, if an older woman wants to date a younger man, that’s great. Good for her! But does that woman really need to go around talking about what a cougar she is? Because if I date a younger man I … More »