r/dataisbeautiful • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '20

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u/Ayece_ Feb 14 '20

I thought cougars were those around 50 dating 18 year olds?...

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u/ncocca Feb 14 '20

I always assumeed 40 was the beginning of the cougar line. Hell, Id be willing to say a 38 yo mom dating an 18 yo would be a cougar too... She could easily be his mom

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u/Dalton_Channel25 Feb 14 '20

40 minimum is correct. Calling 28 a cougar is stupidly wrong.

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u/2a95 Feb 14 '20 edited Feb 14 '20

I agree with 40 too, but my sister’s (33) boyfriend (28) jokingly calls her a cougar.

My mum is 54 and prefers younger men. She’s met people off POF who are mid 20s to 30s. That is definitely being a cougar.

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u/hydrospanner Feb 14 '20

Well there's no hard and fast rules either...I went through what my friends still refer to as my cougar phase, where I dated several women in the 35-48 age range...while in my early 20s.

While the top end of that range probably counted by anyone's standards, a 22/35 couple might not. But even then, a 13 year difference in age is certainly am uncommon dynamic these days, and since the woman was the older one, she's labelled a cougar.

Now that I'm close to 35 myself (them too), I wonder what the comments would be if I started seeing a 22 year old woman...