My Cougar Courses May 2026

Our homework: approach a man under thirty-five in the wild. Not to date. Just to converse.

"Whole Foods at 7 PM is your savanna," he said. "Avoid the frozen section—too desperate. The produce aisle? That's the watering hole. Everyone circles back." my cougar courses

The instructor was a woman named Simone. She was fifty-two, wore a leather blazer, and had the posture of a woman who had never apologized for taking up space. The class was held in a converted warehouse that smelled of matcha and ambition. Our homework: approach a man under thirty-five in the wild

COUGAR COURSE 202: Strategic Grocery Shopping (Where to Find the Organic, Lean Cuts). COUGAR COURSE 303: Crypto for Cougars (Decoding "WAGMI" Without Blushing). "Whole Foods at 7 PM is your savanna," he said

But I did end up dating someone. A thirty-four-year-old librarian named Ash who wore cardigans and knew more about fungi than anyone I'd ever met. On our third date, he said, "You move through the world like you're not asking for permission."

"Claire."

Simone corrected us. "No. You are a lighthouse. You are not chasing ships. You are warning them of the rocks—and inviting them to safe harbor."