I’m 18 years older than my husband, he couldn’t walk when I graduated – trolls call me a cougar… all I hear is ‘slut’
AFTER being labelled a ‘cougar’ for marrying someone 18 years her junior, one woman has spoken out.
Sylvia explained that she doesn’t like the term as it makes it seem like she’s “doing something wrong”.
In a clip on social media, she shared: “The age gap between us is 17 and a half – 18 years.”
She went on to admit: “When I graduated from high school in May of 1980, Adam [her husband] hadn’t learned to walk yet.”
Adam, meanwhile, confessed that if he doesn’t take the time to introduce Sylvia as his wife, many people do assume she’s his mother.
Sitting down for a short interview, one woman then asked Sylvia what the age difference is between them.
“I’m 52 and he’s 35. I’m the older…” she replied before being cut off as the woman asked: “Are you the cougar?”
Clearly not amused by the question, Sylvia replied: “No, that’s a dirty word at our house. It’s kind of like saying, ‘Are you the slut?’”
Sylvia went on to share her thoughts on the word as she explained: “The reason I dislike the word cougar so much is it implies that I’m out there doing something wrong.
“And that’s… that is not who we are.
“I would imagine there’s some people that do seek out lovers that are younger for a reason and that’s far out, that’s groovy.”
“But that ain’t me,” she added as the TikTok video, posted on @realstoriesdocs, came to an end.
People were quick to comment on the clip as many said they didn’t see “what the big deal” was.
“I see nothing wrong with it. Well I am a cougar. I look for younger men,” one person boldly shared.
Another said: “Why is such a big deal when the woman is older? Men do this all the time”.
A third wrote: “U are beautiful together. Why only man can be with young girls and women can’t stay with young boys. Age is a number”.
While a fourth person added: “Me and my fiance (soon to be husband) are 17 yrs apart. He’s 22 and I’m 39, never been happier xx”.