Do you have to be attractive to be considered a 'cougar'?

[Lilith Velkor]

In my experience, college-age fellas tend to be too um, focused on certain goals to be that picky about looks.

Discuss. :evilgrin:

[taterguy]

1. Are cougars restricted to college-age men?

What's the age limit?

[Lilith Velkor]

2. That's a good question.

I think the stereotype is 18-26 or 27 for the men (and/or women, if the cougar is bisexual or a lesbian.)

[taterguy]

3. And the next obvious question is what constitutes attractive?

In this big old goofy world there's a very wide range of opinion on that matter.

[hobbit709]

6. Definition of a 10

A 3 that says yes.

[book_worm]

4. No, get enough booze in those college age fellas and they'd fuck a table lamp

[Orsino]

5. Not the brushed aluminum ones, though.

I had some standards.

[Lilith Velkor]

16. !

:spray:

[raccoon]

12. And it would probably be over before a 30-second commercial would. nt

[Lilith Velkor]

17. Only to be ready again by next commercial break

Ah, youth. So wasted on the young.

[AlGore-08.com]

7. Of course not. Cougars have to be a certain age (I think 45 +) and (relatively) powerful that's all

Just like Sugar Daddies don't have to look attractive at all - - Sugar Daddies just have to be older and have enough income to keep the young woman (or man) in style.

[Lilith Velkor]

18. That sounds more like a sugar momma

At a "certain age," one is more often than not freshly divorced and not interested in a relationship.

But it's rather fascinating how many interpretations there are of this term.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Not according to Urban Dictionary...

"An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf. Cougars are gaining in popularity -- particularly the true hotties -- as young men find not only a sexual high, but many times a chick with her shit together."

[Iris]

13. ha! ha! Nice. I always thought the older woman-younger man thing has not been explored enough

[Lilith Velkor]

19. Oh, I've explored it plenty

I'm like a pioneer or something.

I prefer to think of it as a public service. :patriot:

[supernova]

9. Who is unattractive?

"Attractive" is such a subjective term that almost anyone is "attractive" to someone else, even if 20 or so years separates them. ;-)

[Iris]

14. That's a point that needs to be made over and over in the current cultural climate

[JMackT]

10. Not at all

One just has to put out

[arcadian]

11. Doesn't hurt.

:shrug:

[Tektonik]

15. Normally yes

They either have to be great looking and in shape or they have to attempt to look sexy (makeup, hair done, suggestive clothes, etc).

Living right near La Jolla, there are TONS of cougars.

[CreekDog]

20. of course not, i mean, look at

John Cougar. :shrug: