Cougars as well as their Cubs: Senior People Dating Dramatically Younger Boys

Cougars as well as their Cubs: Senior People Dating Dramatically Younger Boys

by Jessica Leshnoff

*Editor’s note: Names of a number of the interviewees were altered for confidentiality.

Annette Wheeler* didn’t recall the actual moment she initial heard the term “cougar,” but she performed remember dashing to the lady computer to appear it. To the girl surprise and bemusement, there was clearly an innovative new term to explain exactly what she were creating most of her lives — internet dating young males.

For all girls, young guys — most of them 15 years or higher their unique juniors — were an all natural match.

Wheeler, a fiery redhead exactly who resides outside Baltimore, leaned back the lady couch and sighed. “i enjoy younger guys,” the 60-year-old purred. “I appreciated young guys even if I became in highschool — like annually or two younger. Continue reading “Cougars as well as their Cubs: Senior People Dating Dramatically Younger Boys”