Thursday, November 19, 2009
"Young Man, Older Woman" - Millie Jackson
Good Morning! What do Madonna, Cher, Joan Collins, Juliette Mills, Mariah Carey and Courtney Cox have in common, other than their celebrity and gender? They are all involved or have been involved with younger men...in Cher's, Juliette's and Madonna's cases; much younger men! They are part of a group of women recently referred to as "cougars" (a predatory cat by definition). Mind you, men have chosen younger females to mate with, date, and marry for years, and it was never given much thought, nor given a label like "cougar". Sometimes, you might hear, "oh he's just a dirty old man" (snicker, snicker), but mostly nothing negative is said. Elvis Presley arranged to have Priscilla Beauleau move in with him while she was still a teen-ager and he was in his twenties. Jerry Lee Lewis married his young, teen-aged cousin,and don't get me started about Hugh(Hef)Hefner! He has them in pairs and collectively they don't add up to his age. He would need about five or six for that to happen! Can you imagine the hoopla if a woman was doing this back then? (Referring to the 1950's). Now I know things have changed somewhat, and young men/older women relationships are flourishing; but still, not without eye brows being raised,and disparaging comments being made: "she's a cougar", "he's in it for her money" "she's robbing the cradle"... At this point in my life, I say: sister, if you and a younger man are attracted to each other, and he is not your student (you hear that Mary Kaye Letourneau?), your son or daughter's friend, or your relative, go for it. Afterall, you deserve to be happy too!
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