What is cougar? Well, in terms of dating, it is a mature, sophisticated woman who prefers dating and the company of a younger man. Many of these relationships are for fun and excitement, but there are many that turn into marriages.

More and more we see women in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s looking better than ever, and need I dare say, hotter than many of their younger counterparts. These women have the confidence and the experience to now know to make better relationship decisions then they did their first time around in their 20’s.

There was a time when young women were encouraged to date and marry older men as these men were thought to be more mature, secure and more stable. That all may still be true, but having fun was never an option for these women. After years succumbing to societies taboo’s, it was Hollywood celebrities which started to really bring cougar dating into the national eye.

Women during this time years ago, was looked upon to take care the children, cleaning the house and satisfying their husbands. As a result, this may have lead to women feeling less of a person because there might have been a feeling of unfulfilment or a feeling of being less than a person.

In today’s society, women serve more as an equal partner than a silent one. Not only that, but there are more women who feel more comfortable being more aggressive in all aspects of life. That includes the aspect of dating and dating younger men. This type of attitude and assertivness has developed the cougar dating trend. Older women dating younger men is no longer something that is “unusual”, and to be quite honest, there are a lot of men who like this.

These women are strong yet sensitive, caring yet stern and successful yet humble. These attributes in the old days usually depicted the attributes of a man. They have learned from prior relationships how to find their ways in difficult situations which makes them much more independent than their counter-parts 20 to 30 years ago. This is how cougars developed themselves to be more dominant and aggressive in certain aspects of their lives.

As a result, the society we live today is much more tolerant of the aspects of women dating younger men. As cougars are demonstrating, you don’t have to be a man to date a younger person. Cougar women are enjoying the benefits of being more in control, while feeling less intimidated of what men or society says they should be.