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Woman tired of being called a cougar just because she dates younger men

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When I was 21, I dated an older man. Rod was 40 and we got on like a house on fire. The sex was amazing and I just loved his company.

I really was in love with him but we split up after five years. There was nothing bad about our breakup; we just decided to go our separate ways and that was that.

My family kept telling me how they hoped I’d find men closer to my age so we’d be on the same page on a whole lot of things, like kids.

Well, that hasn’t quite happened because now I only date younger men, and I couldn’t be happier. But please don’t call me a cougar

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“My family kept telling me how they hoped I’d find men closer to my age.” (iStock)

I hate that term, and “cradle snatcher.” Last year I dated a man who was only six years younger than me, but everyone was referring to me as a cougar – yet if a man dates a woman six years younger, he isn’t called that name! I find it sexist and insulting.

Calling me a cougar is insinuating I’m “on the prowl” and only have eyes for young men. I do like young men, but my latest relationships have not been as a result of me deliberately searching for them – it’s just that we happen to connect on a very deep level.

Wouldn’t it be great if men were called cougars? But then, no doubt, they’d love the title. It’s just such a derogatory comment towards women.

Also, I often reject much younger men. For example, at a club, there was a gorgeous guy chatting me up and telling me I looked hot and he wanted to buy me a drink. I asked for his age and he told me he was 36, but I knew he was lying. I insisted he prove his age to me, and he showed me his driver’s license – he was 22.

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“Calling me a cougar is insinuating I’m ‘on the prowl’ and only have eyes for young men.” (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

There’s no way I’d date a guy aged under 25! I’m 45 now, and the age gap is just too much for my liking. Also, I wouldn’t have been able to stand the amount of ribbing I’d get for my “cradle-snatching” abilities.

Now I’m dating a guy just five years younger than me and I’m very happy with him. We have a lot of fun, we have similar goals and neither of us want to have kids. We’re both financially stable with great jobs, we laugh at similar things and we love spending time in the bedroom.

He ticks every box and my friends are happy to see me so much in love, but , with our five-year age gap, the cougar comments still keep coming.

I get that people think it’s funny to call me a cougar, but I’m just tired of it. There is a lot more to me than the label my friends and family like to put on me.

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