Am I a Cougar?

So, I recently have been posed with this question and it made me do some thinking. I am currently single and I am a 36 year old woman. When I go out, I am "usually" approached by younger males. When I am walking down the street or riding the train I am "approached" by older men, much, much older. Does age really matter? I say it does not and this is from my experience only. It's not scientific, but from my dating experience it does not matter.

I have dated men older than me and they are a complete HOT MESS. Some with jobs, some floating around in life, some with kids, some without. Some who worked at a record store for the whole time I lived on the East coast and lived in their mother's basement! I have dated men younger than me that have their shit together, good jobs, college grads, know what they want out of life. I am really tired of people judging me because of the age of my dates. If I were a 36 year old man and I were dating a 25 year old woman every one would give me a high five!! So what makes if right if the roles are reversed?

Women in their mid to late forties and over are having babies. Age is just a number. I know plenty of people who still don't know what they want to be when they grow up. To my knowledge, life is not a race. To each their own.

I don't aggressively go out looking for someone younger than me, it just always seems to happen that way. I don't see it as a flaw on my character or my level of maturity because I am and always have been a mature beyond my years individual.

So, I say, live and let live. What's good for the goose is good for me too!! Mind your business!!