This is my first time, so be understanding

Okay, My first evah post. Be kind. Be generous. Tell me what you'd like me to do!

Right now life for Cougars is dangerous. According to this Sunday's (May 16, 2010) New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/fashion/16cougar.htm, Google has recently deemed Cougar dating sites “non-family safe,” and therefore its ads for such sites containing the word “cougar” will not be allowed on so-called content pages. There's a lot of controversy as to why. Much of it explained in the NY Times article.

Mostly, I believe it's the same old double standard baby-boomer women have been experiencing since before the Revolution (i.e., the 1970s Women's Liberation Movement, second only to the first, which was when women were given the right to vote).

Enough kvetching.  This blog is not going to be about picking scabs covering old wounds. It's going to be fun, irreverent, and talk about the vanities, delights, downsides and, yes, worrisome concerns I've had (and still have) as a Cougar (yep, I'll talk about keeping saggy triceps and other saggy parts in place).

My Cougar life began in 1997 when I started dating a man who is 16 years younger than me. Sixteen years ago the term Cougar didn't exist. Although, as the foremother of it all, Cher was doin' it. What's happened in those 16 years and what's happening now will be the theme of my blog. Please sign in and sign up. Invite your friends. Invite your enemies. Invite your frenemies. Share your thoughts with others. Because, despite the warning label, I do not think Cougars will vanishing any time soon.

To life after sugar daddy,
Marilyn