How cougars are prowling for toy boys because men their own age are chasing younger lovers More women are following in the footsteps of Caroline Flack in love search Middle-aged men are already on the look out for more youthful partners But younger men prefer assertive and confident older women instead Women in their 40s and 50s find younger men 'more attentive' to their desires
By Roger Dobson for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 22:03 GMT, 9 March 2019 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 9 March 2019
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For celebrities such as Caroline Flack and Kate Beckinsale, being called a 'cougar' has become a badge of honour.
Now a scientific study of the phenomenon reveals that older women are having to prowl for toy boys because men their own age are chasing younger lovers.
Middle-aged women also say youthful partners are more enthusiastic and attentive, while men of their own generation are 'suspicious' or 'judgmental' of women who are confident in bed.
Dr Milaine Alarie of the National Institute of Scientific Research in Montreal, Canada,
