‘Cougars’ are happier and have better sex than women with men of same age: study

“Cougars” dating toyboys are happier and more sexually satisfied than women who are in relationships with men their age, a surprising new study has found.

Psychology professors from London Metropolitan University recruited 24 women for their research, published in the journal Sexual and Relationship Therapy.

The study found that the cougars scored higher in three different surveyed categories, seeming to rebuke the stereotype that age-gap relationships are emotionally vapid and fueled only by physical desires.

“This study questions the preconceived notion that women in relationships with younger men are any less fulfilling or successful than those in similar relationships,” lead researcher Samantha Banbury declared in the academic article, noting that “research examining age-gap relationships is sparse, particularly on women who date younger men.”

Seventeen of the women recruited for the project were “cougars,” meaning that they were dating men between seven and 10 years younger than themselves. The remaining seven women were in relationships with men approximately their own age.

The surveyed cougars had a mean age of 45, while the other group had a mean age of 42 years, meaning that the two groups had a relatively even base from which to compare.