May 5, 2005 — — precisely what do Samantha on “gender and the urban area,” and Gabrielle on “Desperate Housewives” have as a common factor?
Sex and relations columnist Valerie Gibson would refer to them as “cougars” — ladies who date men significantly more than eight years her junior — and they’re element of a trend which is stopping the display and outside of the room.
Gibson states the expression started in Vancouver, British Columbia, as a put-down for elderly ladies who would choose taverns and go home with whomever was left after the evening.
However now, it really is considerably good — explaining lady generally their particular in 30s and 40s, that are economically steady and psychologically separate and seeking for a younger man for enjoyable with.
Gibson, who’s unmarried but is partnered five times — the last time and energy to a man 15 years younger — defines cougars like herself because of this: “she is responsible. Continue reading “Are Far More Old Ladies With Young Males?”
