When an older woman gets "hit on" by a younger man, why do people call 'her' a cougar?

When an older woman gets hit on by a younger man, why do people call her a cougar?
Seems like I get hit on by a lot of younger guys. And get some people I know tease me cuz they know I'm not like that. But others I've heard always call the women the cougars, but uh that's if "she's" into younger men:
(For those using the term wrong)
(For those using the term wrong)
But if it's the younger men chasing the older female it's more a MILF:
When an older woman gets hit on by a younger man, why do people call her a cougar?
Or at my age and the fact really am a grandma now to one 💜grandson:
Think it's more 🤣GILF:
When an older woman gets hit on by a younger man, why do people call her a cougar?
Me though:
When an older woman gets hit on by a younger man, why do people call her a cougar?
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  • Nowadays there is a word for everything, sodomt let it bother you, it means nothing it’s more of a joke then anything , people think they are funny when they say things like that , I dated an older girl and people would constantly say she was a cougar , I’d laugh and say yea a cougar in bed her age means nothing it’s the chemistry that matters. I hate when people reflect age off of chemistry when I meet a beautiful girl with a great personality and we have a great connection that’s all that matters the last thing I am thinking is her age , of course she has to be of legal age but that’s just common sense , I dated girls in their mid twenties that were way more maturer then girls my age. So age has never really been an indicator on whether I am going to like someone or not. People just like to talk shit and be judge mental but the reality of it , who really cares all that matters is you are happy , it’s you and your partner vs. the world. II am friends with a few couples that have huge age gaps and they are happier then ever so that’s all that matters , fuck what others think

    • Why any time you post something do people think you're upset or bothered? I'm not, lol just if people wanna use words they should use them correctly know the meaning... Cougar only if only dates young men, chase after young men, men doing the hitting chasing, but she don't date them that's more a MILF 🤣

    • LOL that’s news to me , I am just giving honest answers as much as I possibly can , but again to answer your question it sounds like they are just joking with you since younger guys are hitting on you they are teasing you about being a cougar like I said I wouldn’t take it to heart just laugh it off and say whatever I am not chasing those young guys People always misjudge people of their own assumptions on someone just like I am upset and bothered lol

    • Okay 🙂

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  • because a full grown woman is more than just a naive little pussy, but she is a full grown cougar who may be on the prowl for some "prey"... a cougar can tear a young mans world apart and leave him a crying mess... she knows how to take what she wants and she only gives back what she feels like giving... she's not always looking for a new way to be wild, but she can be very nurturing to her young, and teach them the correct way to treat a woman... in my opinion cougars are the best type of woman there is... they can be married or single, but they always have a lot to offer because older women hardly ever refuse a good tumble, and they always have something that a young man can learn from them...

    its a slang term for an mature woman with sexual needs, and can be a huge compliment if you look at it in the right perspective...

Most Helpful Girls

  • Some years after my divorce, I used dating and chat apps to talk. I wasn’t looking for a relationship, hookup or anything else.
    80% of the attention was from younger men, 21+ which felt weird as I have a son a similar age.
    A few years after that, one guy asked me something; I responded. He was 15 years younger, and too young for me, and I kept trying to put him off.
    I was embarrassed how people would react. I’m very much an introvert, and in no way a cougar (although my sons friends said I’m a milf) 😟.
    Comments off friends were ‘good for you’ etc.
    Luckily I don’t look my age, so there isn’t much of an issue outwardly, but it still plays on my mind, but we’ve been happily together since Feb 19.
    We’re together

    • Aww that's good

  • Well in return we call them jailbait. So if he's hitting on you, he's jailbait. You didn't hit on him so you shouldn't be considered a cougar in that moment

    • Jailbait is younger underage...26-35 while not my thing ain't exactly jailbait 🤣🤣 But guys lie bout their age... Guy worked with tried telling me he was in his early 30's to 30 to almost 30, but he was really only 27... Don't know why he was lying anyway when we was just coworkers

    • Oh yea ig he's a “cub” then. Hell I don't know this jungle talk 🤣

    • 🤣🤣🤣 jungle talk 🤣🤣🤣 me neither... Lmao

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  • I think it's because there's this sexist concept that older women are always the ones that chance after younger men (AKA their "prey"). I'm engaged to a man 15 years younger than me. However, I'm engaged to a man 15 years younger than me and I can tell you that he most certainly was the one pursuing me from the beginning. I thought he was way too young. It took quite a bit of effort on his part to convince me to go on a first date with him (I'm glad I did though). When I talk to other women who date younger men they tell me very similar things: their guy was the one who did the initial pursuing, not them.

    • See, you get it! Because you lived it... Out of all The responses most still didn't get this was about incorrectly using that term... Just cuz you're engaged to a younger man still don't make you a cougar unless you"only" date younger men. . Wish could give this mho but mho in my book 👍👍💜🙂

    • Women who date younger men can get a lot of flack. I'm not going to say men who date younger women never get that either (a lot of people may assume he's just in it for the sex), but I definitely think it's very disproportionately given to women. I've always been able to just let it ride off my back except when it came to our families. When we first told our families they were not happy about it (except my 16 year old daughter who said she was proud I could land someone so "young and hot". haha). The rest of my family became happy with it when they saw that he wasn't just some immature kid I was sleeping with on the side and that he did make me very happy. His parents became completely OK with it after I got pregnant (they thought I'd either not be able to have or not any more kids/give them grandkids because of my age. Neither of those things were true). I still get some rude remarks from other people, but I don't let it bother me. I know I'm in a great relationship with a guy that happens to be younger than me. That's the only opinion that really matters.

    • Exactly!! I'm glad you have that special someone... And yeah people that hate... usually stems from jealousy... Glad your families accepted the, makes it much better without putting strain on the relationship... And congrats on the baby blessing 💜🙂

  • I get that a lot!!! Lol!! Younger man hit on me, i dont go looking for them, the guys are looking for me. Lol. Its funny to me.

    • Omg right! I never got hit on when I was younger like I do now... Sometimes think it's something in the water cuz I ain't all that.. Or dudes just way more thirsty these days lmao

  • Good one!!! 😂😂😂 i agree with you

    • Lol right!

  • I'm not positive, but I think cougars are more predatory. They like to attract younger guys.
    I think you're more of a MILF, bbb. You're just naturally hot and attract younger guys without trying.

    When an older woman gets "hit on" by a younger man, why do people call 'her' a cougar?

    Sharing a photo I found of you. 😎😜😏😁

    • Lolol if only that was me lololol but thanks 🤣🙂

    • Damn she's hot!! 😍😍😍

    • @COMMODOREII better shape than mine lolol

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  • They don't know what they are talking about. Like the description, it's older women that pursue younger guys

    • Exactly... It's not the word that's the problem it's stupid people trying to act smart but don't even know the meaning 🤣

  • Eh, guys are not all that picky, they will use the terms interchangably.

    • True true

  • I do not know or understand why women are called this but we are humans and not animals ! thanks

  • If it makes you feel any better I’m cougar bait. My girlfriend is constantly laughing when we are out. “ babes she’s checking you out.” One time there was this woman at least in her mid 70’s. She stopped, looked at me, my girl was right next to my side. And the lady whistled at me. Damn did my girl lose it. On the floor rolling lost it.

    • 🤣🤣 🤣but that's them coming at you., so yeah, cougar.. If you were the one coming at them, they wouldn't be cougars

  • I think it is more a term for women who are a bit older, who are into younger men. Kind of like they are on the prowl... LOL

    • YeahI know that, but shouldn't be used on women that aren't doing the hitting... As the definitions explained!!! A young man hitting on older woman some a cougar that's more a MILf or Gilf🤣

    • *ain't

    • Ah OK... I see your point.

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  • People like to label things. People like to use vocabulary they think is cool. People like to show off by showing they know something.

    • But then they use the words incorrectly lol Only a cougar if SHE'S doing the chasing or only dates younger men... Young guys hitting on older woman that alone don't make her a cougar

  • When I was a lot younger, and they were liking me, I had never heard of 'cougar' and didn't give a SHT!! I was getting her personal instruction about how to make a lady just adore and make silly noises with the things she told me to do!! Why did I care then?
    Why care now? I love to share those things, with women my age, and sometimes younger, and it seems that most really like a lot of those things that they taught me, years ago!!

  • Shrug, who really knows. Maybe it means she's on the "prey" for young men in order to feel young and alive again.

    • Yeah but if it's the young men coming at the older women... That's not cougar... Cougar is her chasing after or dating younger men... Not her being chased after by younger men...

  • Is this an insult or just a slang term? I don't get it neither.

    • I think it can be when used incorrectly. If she chasing, cougar... If they chatting after the older women-MILF

  • You're not a cougar because you're not pursuing a sexual relationship with a younger man, you're just getting hit on, just be flattered by it, and move on.

    • What's up with people telling people to move on all the time... First, I know I'm not a Cougar lololol Second, just educating people on the definition cuz people live to throw words out but don't even know the meaning/definition... Another one "triggered'... People love throwing that word around but apparently don't know what that means either 🤣

  • They don't -- as far as i know, a "cougar" is when the older woman is the pursuer, and the one trying to procure the younger man

    • I know that... But some people don't.. And misuse/mislabel

  • Now this used to be Cradle snatching But we live in a world of fantasy and desire There have become many changes Cougar derives from the large wild cat family and of course the Ford model The title fits well to an older woman being more sophisticated Experienced almost motherly teacher

  • Simply cause some people ( especially sexist men), have a hard time believing that some men don’t just seek barely legal girls

  • You make a good point as in the US I feel like we get stuck on labels.

    My wife is 30, I am 50. At times this confuses people but what difference does it make if we both are happy?

    And what difference does it make if it is the other way around?

    You do you.

    • But I don't date younger men, that's the point lol hell don't date anyone

    • Why not? Sour pussy? What up?

    • No since my husband died haven't found anyone who Is want to date.. But watch your manners...

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  • Actually cougar is when older women go for younger men, it's not enough to be hit by them. You have to actively take part in it. So unless you date younger men your not a cougar. It doesn't really matter who takes the first initiative.

    • Exactly!!

  • Question is, why are so many women of a more mature age referring
    to themselves as a predatory cat? A term has no meaning if it has no
    acceptance. 🤔💭

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