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Hello Linda,
I did some reading on your website after stumbling across an article of yours. Not that you need it, but I thought that I would just send a little praise your way. I hope that my two daughters grow up to be as strong and as successful as you.
Cheers,
- Joe Barnum
Dear Linda,
I came across your podcast and website the other day while searching for some new podcast shows to listen to. I've known about cougars for a while, even bought a book about them. I guess from the way I have been raised, I have usually felt inferior to other people and never very sure of myself and what I could achieve in my life. I have turned 45 recently, on the 7th of this month, and started feeling worse than before, like my life was slipping away and I haven't accomplished much of anything. I have a good job as a pharmacy technician and I am very happy with that, but I have dreams. I would like to become a photographer and a writer. Finding your podcast has been very helpful to me. I have only listened to the first two episodes but it has been very encouraging. It’s teaching me no matter what my age is, I can still do anything my heart dreams of. So I am sending you my thanks for your podcast and your website. So many woman out there can benefit from the encouragement you offer.
Thank you,
Maria
Dear Linda,
I am glad that I found your website. I am 43 years young and am in the process of changing my marital status and taking back control and power of my life. My 24 year old babysitter told me two years ago that I could be a cougar and I had to ask her what that meant. At the time, I would have never of considered dating a younger man. However, that is exactly what I was attracting, younger men and I just didn't get it. Why would a younger man want an old broad like me is what I thought.
Well, I certainly do now after I unraveled a lot of damage from an unhealthy relationship. I can look at myself in the mirror and feel comfortable and confident in my own skin for the first time in over a decade. I am totally comfortable with the idea of a younger man because to be quite honest with you, they have the energy to keep up with an active and colorful life.
I am proud to state my age and at the same time "own it". When I meet someone, and they usually are younger then me, they are shocked at how old I am because I look and feel 10 years+ younger. I see each person as an individual and not a number. For me, being a cougar is a state of mind. It is about being open to the whole world of possibilities and tossing aside "the box".
If someone takes issue with me and a younger man then it is their issue, not mine. I live my life on my terms again now that I am free, happy and independent.
Thanks for a resource for us babe's who live a full life.
S
Greetings Linda,
Hope your holidays were amazing!
Just a quick note, I read today's newsletter but I didn't get past your 4 part plan for change before I broke into tears. I'm just so overwhelmed by your words.
I've read and/or participated in every possible self-help, personal development, get the imperfect you perfect book, article, course that it is nothing short of a miracle I'm not heavily sedated. In a few words, you redeemed my life. No, I'm not clinically crazy! But just tired of reinventing a wheel that doesn't fit me. In a few sentences, you gave me the tools to be me, just me.
I am a New Yorker living in Northeast North Carolina. Isolated from so much that I took for granted living in NY. I joined your website after seeing your interview on television. Initially, I was interested in the concept of the cougar lifestyle. Not younger men, but a fuller life. I joined the community but I haven't fully participated. Now, I am willing to commit to you and the Real Cougar Woman community to get the ball rolling for my life.
Thank you for all you do. Be greatly encouraged.
Greer!
Hi Linda,
I have been going through a huge transition and my self-esteem has somewhat suffered from it but your website helped me feel like I can move on, still be vibrant and beautiful and desirable. Thank you, thank you!! I look forward to lots more.
Marie-Claude "Nohealani"
Hello there,
Linda,
I love the site and I know I'm going to be logging on all the time just to see what the ladies are talking about and get involved. I love real topics with openminded women!!!
Bravo to your creation!!!
C.J. Wallace
Hello Linda,
I'm wasn't sure just what a real cougar woman was, but I am 62 and look and feel much younger...and attract much younger men! I've not been comfortable with that until all the information you provided about the Real Cougar Woman. Now I am coming to terms with being more accepting of my own sexuality, vitality, intelligence and ability to attract men who appreciate who I am and what I have to offer.
Jean Marie
Hello Linda,
As an older cougar - (64 yr. old according to the calendar)I have no idea what 64 feels like. I must tell you that I have never been age appropriate for who I am. As a small business owner in the personal services industry, I love being "on" each day and using all my cougar powers with both men and women.
Your emails are a welcome read each and every time, and I get a boost from knowing I am on the right track. And thank goodness it is acceptabe to be me in today's world. Being newly divorced, I am back in the "game" and dating younger men. Sorry to say, but the guys in my age group are just way to old, way to many expectations, and can't keep up with me on either a physical or intellectual level.
I am never to old to learn more, and that is what I gain from your website and blogs. After all, I did grow up with June Cleaver and Donna Reed. ....and what was with the twin beds?
Regards,
Judy
Linda
Thank you for defining a true cougar. I am really tired of reading about overly made-up, coiffed, nearly-desperate women who dress like teenagers, smoke, and want a lot of casual sex. I definitely identify more with your description. Thanks for showing the world "Real Cougars"!
Carla
Hi Linda:
It's very refreshing to see a site that promotes the positive qualities of women who are 40 and over. I'm a little tired of the negative type cougars (those Ms. Robinson types) getting all the spotlight. Keep up what you're doing I think it's great and best luck to you.
Thank you,
Kevin
I HAD to send this email. A gentleman friend told me today that I was a ‘cougar’. My response was WHAT? He said, Freda, go to Ask.com and type in what is a cougar woman? Which I did. After reviewing your website, I responded to him via email and said: WOW! this is me.
This is the part that really caught my eye:
When a woman steps out of a traditional role she still is given a tag that has a real negative spin. We're called bitches if were strong, we're called cougars if we still have lots of sexual energy and we're nuts if we decide to go back to work, change jobs or start our own business.
As far as I'm concerned, being strong, sexy, and having the courage to keep finding new things you are passionate about, makes you one hell of a gal. And ladies, we all have to stick together and help each other. We are slowly changing the rules. We are part of a special sorority and I choose to call it the "Real Cougar Club".
A "real cougar" has all the positive qualities any woman would want. She's smart, independent, courageous, takes great care of herself and is sexy as hell. She assumes responsibility for her health, her happiness and last but not least, her financial affairs. She is independent, but is always there to love and support those closest to her.
Now, on top of everything above, I am totally spiritually led and I embrace the blessings I receive EVERY DAY! I am Freda, I am a REAL Cougar!
I am so excited! My mind is going too fast for my fingers to keep up!
I went to The Real Cougar Woman site and went through it quickly just to get a sense of it. There is so much to read and absorb that I will go back into it later today when I'm through with my business commitments.
Linda, I am writing to tell you that what I read resonates so deeply with me that I can hardly believe it! For the last several years, I have been thinking about what an important transition this time in life is for those of us in our mid 40s through mid 60s. Everything does change! The way we look....the changes in our bodies....our sexual needs and wants.....cosmetics....skin care....how to dress.....possibly rethinking our careers....the role of friends....aging and dying parents.....concerns about money......relationships with men....and on and on!
But, there has been no cohesive way to address all these things. Just bits and pieces of help available. When I find what I consider a "treasure" in any of these areas, I rush to share it with friends. We need to support each other and share what we know!
Sincerely, Joan Sabran
I have become increasingly mindful that there is more that I should be doing with my life. I have been asking myself as I've considered a career change...what am I passionate about? In finding you and your organization, I think I may have found my path!
Linda
This message should get out much farther. I am going to share it with friends
Kudos!
Kare Anderson
Linda,
Thank you, so very much, for these free publications.
I'm 56 and have considered myself a "cougar woman" for so many years, although I never had a specific name for it. I've always been very independent and followed my heart, doing what I always thought best for myself, making sure I learn as much as possible, along the way. Having been born and raised in the south part of Louisiana, it was always difficult to find other women like myself, so learning of your group of Real Cougar Woman group is wonderful!!
Have a wonderful day and I wish you great success in all endeavors you seek.
Janice Walsh
Linda,
Your writing about cougar women is excellent and I enjoy your articles.
Best,
Kristen Houghton
Hi Linda,
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