The need to feel younger seems to be the number one factor justifying the cougar lifestyle. A survey of 1,000 women ages 18-65 was conducted to to observe how their men made them feel. The results were quite interesting:

- The average dating age gap was 4 years.
- 1 in 10 women claimed that their men make them feel 10 years younger. The wider the age gap, the happier they claimed to be.
- 27% of the women surveyed found older men to be grumpy, while 20% found them boring.

For more on the survey results read on here.

Anyone dating someone younger? Do you apply the cougar label to yourself?