I Was Cougar Bait

here's a cougar story for ya...

This ran in the Oakland, CA weekly paper East Bay Express on February 11, just in time for Valentine's Day. It's true, and it happened to me.

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/i_was_cougar_bait/Content?oid=922808

"It wasn't easy telling my wife about the singles party. This wasn't your average singles mixer, either, but a "cougar" party where middle-age women and much younger men would pursue one another in affirmation of their mutual attraction. I, being a younger man, would play the role of forbidden fruit. I simply had to convince my loving wife that it was all in the name of good journalism.

She took it surprisingly well, perhaps seeing the occasion for what it really was: a chance to watch me squirm. Even with three weeks to go, I was far more nervous about the party than she was. I'd never been to a singles mixer before, had limited dating experience, and hardly knew how to flirt with a woman of my own age, let alone one twenty-plus years older. Nope, she wasn't worried a bit. ... "

the story continues here:

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/i_was_cougar_bait/Content?oid=922808

Enjoy,
Nick