I have a friend who is determined to label me a cougar. He throws that label at me every time he gets the opportunity. Anything from me tweeting about a Justin Bieber song to me saying Cam Newton has a nice smile gets him started on how big of a cougar I am.
Ironically, I’ve never dated anyone more than a year younger than me, so I don’t think I could remotely qualify as a cougar, but that did get me thinking. Could I date someone significantly younger than me? And if I did, would the relationship be sustainable?
I’ve had this conversation with one of my besties a couple of times now. And while we are getting older and the age differences are less pressing, there are still some concerns. This prompted me to turn to my Facebook and Twitter family for feedback, and as always, they weren’t shy. The conversation was actually quite amusing. Especially when I named Mariah Carey/Nick Cannon and Monica/Shannon Brown as examples of romances that worked and @tc2kewl called me Leave It to Beaver and advised I stop “pontificating on the miracles of a few.”
You can check out the entire conversation at http://66raw.com/66-raw-news/item/206-cougars-can-their-relationships-work?.html. It’s my second feature for The Hip Hop Social Network 66Raw.com. Hope you enjoy.
Kia Speaks 