Hot Cougars and Ugly Sugar Daddies

Berry/Aubry photo courtesy of candykirby

It seems more and more successful women are dating younger men. Which is fine...but it is generating a new double standard. A rich older woman must look just as hot as her young new boy toy (aka: "the cougar"). Whereas a rich older man can look his age (pot belly, bald spots, wrinkles) and still get a hot, young girl (aka "the sugar daddy").

Some examples of older women dating (or married to) younger men are:
-Madonna (50) and Jesus Luz (22)
-Demi Moore (46) and Ashton Kutcher (30)
-Hallie Berry(43) and Gabriel Aubry (33).

Now compare those couples with older men dating (or married to) younger women:
-James Woods (60) and Ashley Madison (21)
-Rene Angelil (67) and Celine Dion (40)
-Michael Douglas( 63) and Catherine Zeta Jones (39)

The older women are just as hot as the younger men. But the older men are no where near as hot as the younger women. So I ask you: Why is this?

I will dismiss any suggestion that these hot young women date ugly older men only for their money, and therefore do not care about looks. Young men date older women for money as well, yet they do not have to have sex with wrinkly, fat women.

Here's my theory: Women feel they must look young and sexy at every age...even in relationships where looks are of secondary importance (money being the first). Men feel this pressure too- but it is eases the older they get. Men are allowed to age and show their "natural beauty"...even when they are under the media's spotlight.

Angelil/Dion photo courtesy of gaabiiziinhaa