A woman reflects on her relationship with a much younger man and the relentless "cougar" and "toy boy" labels that came with it. She contrasts how celebrity couples escape judgment while ordinary people face harsh scrutiny, and explains why she ultimately left to escape the stigma rather than the partner.
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Age gap relationships, and by that we're talking mainly about older women with younger men. There's been a lot of this recently with celebrities, and I suspect if you lived in the world of celebritydom, then pretty much you can get away with anything because, you know, you're not breaking any laws, you're not doing anything harmful. And I suspect in most cases, not all, but in most cases, it's the woman who's making all the money, who's got all the fame and fortune, and the younger hot guy is you know, he's just a younger hot guy, which is great. But if you don't live in the world of celebritydom, then of course it's a different story. Yes, love can conquer all, and you can just dismiss all the judgment that you get because you're so happy with each other. But in my case, I was with someone much younger, and I did get really tired of all the names that I used to get called— cougar. He got called a toy boy. And I just thought, you know what, who needs this?