By Tonia
As a single woman
about to turn to 60, I’m concerned about my new title. You see, I date younger
men. Not MINORS - just younger.
According to the
Urban Dictionary, a 40+ woman who dates younger men is a COUGAR and a 50+ woman
who dates younger men is a JAGUAR. There isn’t a name for a woman in her 60s
who dates younger men. What the hell does that mean?? ZAP! I’m no longer dating?? Surely I’m
not a SABRE-TOOTHED TIGER – about to be extinct because of lack of prey!
According to AARP,
34% of 40-69 year old women date younger men. Clearly, curiosity is not killing
these pussy cats! So the cat is out
of the bag – or the closet, so to speak. Older women LIKE younger men and
actually date them.
I applaud
these women (guess I'm applauding myself, too). Older women in our culture are
often made to feel invisible. So many of us are protesting this phenomenon with, “Look at me!
I’m not dead yet! In fact, I’m HOT – and I’m NOT talkin’ about those flashes, Baby!”
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| "If you count the piano lessons we've been dating for almost a year." |
No ‘fraidy cat
for me. I’m going to stick my neck out …. or my boobs …. or whatever gets
noticed …. and follow the examples set by Elizabeth Taylor, Susan Sarandon,
Melanie Griffith, Madonna, and others. Hope my kids don't start bragging, “My mom’s
boy toy is younger than your mom’s boy toy!”
And, by the way,
these women aren’t just dating younger men because they can. A recent study
published in Psychology of Women Quarterly found that women with partners 10+ years younger have greater relationship satisfaction than women who have partners the same age or older. Hmmmm. Wonder what THAT's about <wink, wink>.
So, after your next boy toy date, get some girlfriends together and fix the Superstar
Vixen. You earned it!
SUPERSTAR VIXEN
1 oz Vixen Vodka
3 oz Ginger beer
1/2 oz Raspberry
lemonade
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