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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 10:03 am
why is kitten supposed to be so flattering? weak, immature, maybe cute and cuddly...but???
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 10:27 am
Kittens are irresistible, compared to cats. Look at the pet stores....kittens sell way faster, and then they grow up, and people just take them back to the SPCA because they're no longer cute anymore. (Same with puppies)
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 10:34 am
 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 11:20 am
but they aren't being called kittens and cats...cougar, big difference! i find it interesting that for the most part, the woman that are insulted by the term "cougar" are not in that age range.
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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Tex, LOL!
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Roxibalboa
Member
08-15-2004
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 7:16 am
cougar doesn't bother me. I'm in the cougar class (41) and I have been called MUCH worse heehee
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 8:23 am
I hate the term Cougar, as well. I'm 31, soon to be 32, so I guess I'd be classified as a domestic housecat? How stupid all these names are. Older and younger unmarried men are still just called bachelors...George Clooney, Jack Nicholson and Matthew McConaughey would be equally classified as "most eligible bachelors" despite their respective age differences. Women are placed in all these different categories, many not so flattering (think "spinster" and "old maid"). Kittens and Cougars are just the latest of a bunch on unflattering monikers. ETA: Maybe those younger women that are insulted by the term "cougar" don't want to be stereotyped when they get older!
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 9:06 am
I've only seen one episode of this show (are there more?) and I found it interesting as he seemed to be open to considering other possibilities. Actually when I was 40 I married a 27 year old; now it's 18 years and 4 kids later and still going strong. My DH and I actually like the "Science of Love" show that followed the episode we saw. Since I married a scientist he was interested to see how "scientific" it got. I liked that show better and hope they do more.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:27 am
Go cougars!
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:51 am
Well, Ketchuplover, all I can say is that here, in Eastern Washington, we hear "Go Cougars!" all the time.....but that's another story. :-)
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:54 am
I found this definition of cougar...it made me laugh. ________________________________________________} A Cougar is a female, usually between thirty and fifty years-old, who enjoys the sexual company of younger men. Cougars are only usually interested in men under the age of twenty-five. Also, Cougars are non-committal, choosing to move from mate to mate without ever settling down. It is not uncommon for the same Cougar to attack (sleep with) many different men in the same group of friends. Furthermore, Cougars are older and more practiced in the ways of snaring a mate so they will rarely broadcast their intentions to sleep with you until you are already in her Jetta, headed for the condo she just bought. It is this elusive behavior that earns her the name “Cougar.” "Hey Jerry, I'm about to go buy this girl a drink, want to come along? I think she has a friend next to her" "Naw, theres a cougar in the corner that seems to be stalking me, I'm going to hold out for her"
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 12:08 pm
Ha ha ha, great definition, where did you find that? A little too familiar though...
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 1:02 pm
A lot of women with younger men here!!! You must all be hotties 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 1:44 pm
well, good lord..i am about too old to be a cougar!!!!
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 3:22 pm
probably in urbandictionary.com
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 7:16 pm
Does anyone truly see a connection between the 30 yr old and the 48 yr old? as soon as she said she had a 25yr old son - he's either keeping her till the end (get those laker floor seats) or producers are manipulating??? At most I dont see a connection with him and any of them - I think he feels uncomfortable keeping the younger women... I know Kelly rippa says Mark told her we'd be surprised, which leads me to think - cougar??? or maybe the surprise is how the groups merged??? (all speculation here)
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Curlyq
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 7:25 pm
Jodied75, that's what gets me, too. Men don't get categorized like this, at least not in a way that points out their age. Women accept it and even encourage it, so they keep coming up with more names to call us. I suspect one of the reasons it bothers the younger women more is because they know when people their age and younger use that term it's usually to mock. According to that definition I do fall into the age range, but I have no plans to start preying on anyone. I don't see what's elusive about offering to drive a guy back to her condo. He'd have to be pretty slow on the uptake to not know her intentions at that point, even if he is under 25. Since our local station pre-empted most of the first episode, I'm wondering if the older women on this show knew going into it that they were going to be dating a younger man. It would be all the more unfair to brand them "cougars" if they didn't intentionally seek out this younger guy.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Monday, July 02, 2007 - 8:26 pm
yup, urbandictionary.com...there were a lot of definitions. Dang, I thought I had Age of Love on DVR...but nope. Missed the first 30 min.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 12:13 am
I'm surprised which women he let go. I thought for sure he would let one of the oldest and maybe, one of the youngest go. I bet that one "kitten" feels pretty dumb to be seen on TV saying she was certain she would be staying and wasn't bothering to pack. Ooops! I really liked Lynn. He gave some of the younger ones time to get to know him, so why not her? She's one of the "younger ones" of the older women and she seemed really nice. Kelli bothers me for some reason. I can't quite put my finger on it, but she does, although I have to say she showed way more class when the two of them showed up at the restuarant and the younger one snubbed her at first.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 1:49 am
Curly, they had no idea that he'd be that much younger and he had no idea they'd be that much older. And none of them knew that in ep 2 they would add in the younger group of women. So much for someone finally admitting no chemistry and leaving one of these shows. He said he wanted her to stay and she "melted".
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 8:31 am
saw this for the first time last night. Saw zero sparks. Not with younger or older. In fact, I think most of the women are not that good looking. Some have amazing bodies but not one with a beautiful face! Just my opinion. Being really picky and comparing to other dating shows.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 8:48 am
I don't find him particularly appealing either. He has a nice body but something about his face (and personality) leave me wanting something else. I don't see a lot of depth to him....maybe these women see more. Who knows. This show is really just mindless fluff, if you ask me. Yet, I watch. (Gosh, am I desperate for summer entertainment, or what?)
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 10:49 am
Auntiemike, totally agree with you! LOL In fact I looked over at my mother last night when we were watching and said, "You know if it was fall (I'm a teacher.)there's no way I'd make time to watch this!" But it is fun summer fluff for now. I don't generally watch any of the dating type shows anyway, so I don't really have much to compare this one too. However, I echo the sentiments of those of you who have sensed some type of "flatness" between him and the women. I haven't seen a lot of personality coming out on his side really. I think a couple of the women are kind of questioning that too. I certainly don't feel the "sincerity" of him wanting to find his life partner on this show. Maybe I'm just not seeing something. ??? And only 2 days until Big Brother now. Ah..back to my regular summertime viewing. LOL
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Sportygirl
Member
06-14-2005
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 10:51 am
Not to change topics here but I really liked how they had to plan dates for the other group. I love how the older woman ran with exercising with the senior ladies and had fun. Now if I were planning a date for the 20 somethings, I would have sent them camping in tents with no makeup, high heeled shoes and see how what looks like high maintenance girls would have handled that especially if it were buggy out.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Tuesday, July 03, 2007 - 11:33 am
I have to wonder how much "help" the producers gave the women in deciding which date the other group would go on. I'm sure it was quite scripted as all of those kids and seniors would have had to sign off to be on TV. I'm not impressed with this guy. He seems a bit socially awkward with the ladies. Do we know how many more weeks of this show will air?
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