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" Seasoned Predator &amp;quot;When I first met Jared, 28, I thought he might be The One because he was such a family guy. We spent a lot of time with his parents and even their friends. One of them, a 46- year-old permatan blond named Erica, was a coworker of his mom&amp;#039;s. She seemed a little cold, but I thought maybe she just looked that way since her Botoxed face rarely registered expression. Still, I got a weird feeling when we&amp;#039;d be at a party together and she&amp;#039;d give Jared these big, possessive hugs from behind, as if she were his mom. &amp;quot;About a year into our relationship, I got laid off and had to pick up two jobs \u2014 one waiting tables, the other bartending. When I had to miss an engagement party for a friend of Jared&amp;#039;s family due to work, he acted all pouty. I felt bad, so I texted him sweet messages all night from the bar but never heard back once. &amp;quot;When I asked the next day why he was MIA, he got quiet and, after a minute or so, broke down in tears. He said when he saw Erica at the party, one thing led to another and they started hooking up in a bathroom. I&amp;#039;d never felt so humiliated in my life, and though he apologized and sent me flowers, I couldn&amp;#039;t get over it. Apparently, the coug&amp;#039;s mission worked: They&amp;#039;re now dating seriously.&amp;quot; \u2014Aileen, 23 Stealthy Seductress &amp;quot;I met my boyfriend, Jack, when I was 19 and he was 20, and we dated for a year before he proposed. A few months into our engagement, I had to move to another town for work, so he began to spend a lot of time with his best friend, Tony, 25, and Tony&amp;#039;s 35-year-old wife, Jess. We all became good friends...and Jack sometimes hung out with Jess while I was at work. Though Jess dressed young and edgy, I didn&amp;#039;t worry because she acted like a mother figure toward Jack, babying him whenever he was upset or sick. &amp;quot;About 13 weeks before the wedding, Tony came to me with a stricken look on his face. When I asked what was wrong, he gave me a big hug and said, &amp;#039;You should ask Jack.&amp;#039; Immediately, my instinct kicked in: Something was up with Jack and Jess. &amp;quot;That night, I confronted Jack, and he denied having an affair...but said he had fallen in love with Jess! I was horrified and threw my engagement ring at him. He insisted that we work on our relationship, but every time we&amp;#039;d meet up, he would get a barrage of calls and texts from Jess. I asked why she was checking up on him so much if they weren&amp;#039;t in a relationship. He didn&amp;#039;t have an answer. I broke off all contact with him, and shortly thereafter, Jess kicked Tony out of their house, and Jack moved in. Then six months later, she booted Jack out too!&amp;quot; \u2014Emily, 23  It&amp;#039;s a Jungle Out There &amp;quot;The entire time I dated Tyson, 19, we never fought. But after 10 months together, we had a huge blowup, and he hung up on me. I figured he would apologize eventually. &amp;quot;A couple weeks later, I ran into Tyson at the store where he worked. After a few minutes of awkward conversation, a middle-aged woman walked up and joined in. From the wrinkles on her face, I figured she was his mom, so I politely said, &amp;#039;Hi, Mrs. Greenfield, it&amp;#039;s nice finally to meet you!&amp;#039; I could tell by the mortified look on her face that she was not his mama. Tyson replied, &amp;#039;Angie, this is my girlfriend, Carol.&amp;#039; In my mind, we hadn&amp;#039;t even officially broken up! How could he go for this woman? I was so torn up that I walked right out of the store and threw up in the parking lot. &amp;quot;Six months later, I ran into him, and he begged to get back together, though he was still with Carol. I played along, and he took me to her house, where he&amp;#039;d been staying. We hooked up there \u2014 hello, payback \u2014 and then I refused to see him again.&amp;quot; \u2014Angie, 23 On the Prowl &amp;quot;A few years ago, my live-in boyfriend, CJ, started getting calls from another woman. He said she was just a friend from way back, so I suggested we invite her and a few of his other friends to our place for brunch that weekend. &amp;quot;That Saturday, a 20-something girl and guy and a woman who looked to be 40-something came over. I assumed the young chick was the &amp;#039;friend from way back&amp;#039; and the guy was her boyfriend but couldn&amp;#039;t for the life of me figure out how the older woman played into this scenario. I actually ended up chatting with her because she seemed like the odd person out...and I felt a little bad for her because she had caked on so much makeup to look younger. &amp;quot;Afterward, they all went out for a drink, but I didn&amp;#039;t feel up to it, so I stayed home. By midnight, I had yet to hear from CJ. I tried the woman&amp;#039;s number that I&amp;#039;d seen on our caller ID, but nobody picked up. When a car pulled into our driveway at 2 a.m., I was livid. As CJ stepped out, I saw him kissing and nibbling on someone...who turned out to be the older lady! When he came in, he denied hooking up with her. But since I&amp;#039;d seen it with my own eyes, he had to confess. Turns out, he had met this cougar through a local phone chat line.&amp;quot; \u2014Tanya, 23 Mattress Mentor &amp;quot;My 30-year-old boyfriend, Dave, started a new job about six months into our relationship. He logged in a lot of hours but said he didn&amp;#039;t mind because he really liked his boss, an older woman named Lisa. &amp;quot;In January, he had to go on a business trip to Chicago, and he ended up getting stuck for an extra night because of bad weather. He mentioned on the phone that Lisa was also on the trip, but it didn&amp;#039;t raise any red flags. She was 47 \u2014 what could she have over me? &amp;quot;The week after he got back, he confessed that he&amp;#039;d made a big mistake: He and Lisa had gotten drunk at the hotel bar and slept together. I was shocked but tried to get over it \u2014 I do understand the concept of beer goggles. But then I found out he&amp;#039;d introduced her to his friends after the fact. One of them said, &amp;#039;She has a great rack, but don&amp;#039;t worry, it&amp;#039;s not real.&amp;#039; I broke up with him the next day.&amp;quot; \u2014Sarah, 27  Cougar Skills to Crib: Learn from babes who&amp;#039;ve been around the block. Don&amp;#039;t play games. &amp;quot;Guys love older women&amp;#039;s confidence and directness,&amp;quot; says clinical psychologist Nancy O&amp;#039;Reilly, PsyD, author of Timeless Women Speak of Feeling Youthful at Any Age. &amp;quot;They don&amp;#039;t insecurely grill a man about what he was up to last night.&amp;quot; And cougars don&amp;#039;t create drama, says Ilona Paris, author of Hot Cougar Sex. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re too busy living their own lives to get caught up in petty behavior.&amp;quot; Make it clear that you don&amp;#039;t have ulterior motives. A cougar doesn&amp;#039;t depend on a man for a paycheck or to father her kids, according to Valerie Gibson, author of Cougar. And for that reason, she&amp;#039;ll let a guy know she wants him just for him...and maybe his body. In a world filled with husband hunters, this is music to a man&amp;#039;s ears. Stay in shape. &amp;quot;Older celebs like Demi Moore prove that you can look hotter as you age by working out and dressing well,&amp;quot; says Jeremy Mape, CEO of UrbanCougar.com. So while you&amp;#039;re downing beers, remember that somewhere, a cougar is downward dogging her way to a slammin&amp;#039; body. Be uninhibited in bed. &amp;quot;Cougars are more willing to experiment and aren&amp;#039;t shy about being naked,&amp;quot; says Paris. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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