Do Cougars Have Too Much Nurture in Their DNA?

A lot has been written about Cougars. But no one's ever suggested that Cougars choose younger men because they have too much nurture in their genes or that Cubs choose Cougars because they kinda' like that a Cougar looks after her Cub. (Actually, a lot more's been said about Cougar's catering to other Cub fantasies. If you're looking for more on that just Google "Cougar Dating".)

But I've heard more than one Cub say he prefers older women because:

• Cougars are less demanding (i.e., if Cubs want to drink beer nightly with their pack of fellow Cubs, go to it -- we've lives of our own)
• Cougars know what they want and express their feelings up front (i.e., no Cougar worth her eyeliner's gonna ask if she can buy a $300 pair of shoes, and if a Cougar's interested in you -- she'll let you know -- no mind games in the Cougar den)
• They're more confident (see above)
• Cougars are generally settled in a career and live quite comfortably on their own income (i.e., they're more than happy to split the bill, or pick up the whole damn thing. And they never ask their Cubs for the $300 for those shoes.)

One thing Cubs don't mention -- because that's still taboo, even for a Cougar/Cub relationship, is that they enjoy being cared for by the older, more experienced woman. I mean, let's face it, Cougars, because they're older, are through with playing games, through with raising kids, and through with finding themselves (we've realized that if we haven't found ourselves by midlife, it ain't gonna' happen). But we're not quite through with living, now are we? So, maybe our nurture genes are haywire. So, maybe that's why we take on the project of watching over and educating yet another generation. But this time, along with the nurturing, our Cubs are more than friends, but also friends with benefits.

WHY IS IT THAT...
...some women never outgrow the need to raise Cubs and others are content to just hang out with the rest of the Cougar pack?  I sometimes think it would be easier to just buy a pet iguana to care for.

With love and hope that, by now, you've found yourself,
Marilyn