On Being a Single Mature Woman a/k/a Cougar

I don't know what all this talk about "mature" women being cougars is about. Maybe it's from that commercial? The fact is that, just biologically speaking, there are more women than men in the world, AND there are more single women than there are single men. Because a woman is a bit older now, does that mean that she can't want and/or need to be with a partner? or partners? This society so worships youth that it is blind and negative to the gorgeousness of maturity especially in women.

I go dancing. Most of the people out dancing are young. I have a very young spirit and heart and don't look too bad if I do say so myself. The men my age seem to want young women and younger men find older women attractive.

What "animal" is an older man who is attracted to younger women called? I can think of a few, but I can't publish it here (ha, ha). I don't think older men that are attracted to younger women are called anything in particular like this handle that's been given to older women.

Gets me mad that there is still the endless denigrating of women. Women have it hard enough in this world. We can't even get older gracefully, the way we want. We aren't even allowed to want what we want without being put down in some way. Most women do NOT stalk (which is some of the underlying feeling evoked when thinking of a cougar) anyone. Women should not allow ourselves to be labelled either.