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    veronykah: I guess I don't understand the draw of dating younger men, at that MUCH younger men. I'm so happy to be 30 an, as far as I see, don't have to date 20 ... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Aren't there ENOUGH animals out there to which women are already compared? Bitch, chick, shrew, foxy, catty, cow, queen bee... how many more do we nee... more »
    RobertaFisk: Cougar?! She looks seriously 25. This is the stupidest thing ever. A show centered on an "older woman" and she looks my age? Wow. more »
    TildeMarks: I suppose I could technically be a Cougar, as I'm 43, single, and my boyfriend is 9 years younger than I am. I have dated (slept with) men 21 to my 38... more »
    HuckleberryFriend: Personally, I don't feel empowered until I have at least 50 guys to choose from. But, you know, to each her own. more »
    maybeimamazed02: It's MILF Island, y'all. I never thought I'd see the day when a hilarious 30 Rock joke became soul-killing reality. "We no longer want to hit that." more »
    GeorgeFayne: How to win my heart: 1. Fart the Spanish alphabet. 2. Remove all the dog hair from my house. (NB: This is technically impossible.) 3. Build a function... more »
    PlaysOneOnTV: I also saw one episode of this. There was a birthday challenge, and one of the guys gave her a card in which was written something like "In honor this... more »
    vamusical: HAHAHA Officer Nick? Is that like DOCTOR Nick? more »
    Rare Affinity: Speaking as a 50 year old, I don't want the sex live I had at 25. I want it to be much, much better...and so far it has! more »
    Paul.B.Dodd: "He thinks he's so cool because he has a job." Yes, these days you are definitely on the cool list if you have a job, especially ones that pay in US c... more »
    Nun Shall Pass: "....and this'll probably shock you, but my oldest, is older than you...." AUUUUUUUUUUUGH!!!! It has always creeped me out to no end when someone is d... more »
    NefariousNewt: If 40 is a Cougar, then 50 must be a Jaguar, and 60 must be a Lioness... more »
    bananastand: Age 40 makes you a cougar? Really? REALLY? more »
    Poindextrous: "In just 11 years, I'll be a Cougar. Then watch out, current 9 year olds! Rawr." Can Sarah Haskins have the COTD? more »
    Fizzy77: The Cougar Den? I am going to vomit all over myself. more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: "Watch out, current 9 year olds!" Good god, this woman is made of awesome. more »
    KitCatCadillac: "Watch out, current nine-year-olds!" Eeewww. If you could be someone's parent, that is TOO OLD in my opinion. more »
    save jinger: Psssst, guys, if you really a lady to know how cute you find her, call her a pygmy jerboa. Trust. more »
    NerD: Blattella: Watch out current 9 year olds That needs to be put in bronze somewhere. more »
  • #comicrelief

    Me-Ouch! Sarah Haskins Gets Catty About TV Cougars

    Thank the cat goddess Bast that Sarah Haskins watched the crappy TVLand reality series The Cougar, because we'd never know some dude actually said of another contestant, "He thinks he's so cool because he has a job." More »
  • #kittykorner

    How Do We Survive The Cougar Attack?

    Salon's Rebecca Traister hates the word "cougar," when it applies to older women dating younger men. She writes: More »
  • #snapjudgment

    No, Actually, This Is A Cougar

    [Vallejo, California; April, 2007. Image via Getty]