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If you’re new here, while I was on my sugar daddy dating kick, I was wondering if there were any dating sites out there for cougars? Turns out there are a bunch of dating sites out there to go cougar hunting on! One of the first ones that caught my eye when looking around was Cougar Life, so I decided to give it a go! It looks perfect for hookups and a more casual style of dating which I’m loving right now.
Cougar Life felt a bit more legit than some other cougar dating sites in the space. It immediately got my attention with its vibrant colors, branding, and ability for women to match with women! There are free features available if you’re a cub, and even more if you’re looking to join as a cougar. Putting together this Cougar Life review was fun – let’s get into it!
Cougar Life is a dating site where mature women can meet younger people (aka cubs) in search of a mutually beneficial relationship. It’s one of the oldest cougar dating sites and was launched in 2006 by Canadian company, Ruby Life Media (who also owns Ashley Madison). It appears to get about 100,000 new users each month. That's pretty good considering it's one of the earliest sites out there!
From my research (and what I noticed on the site) it seems like most women are 35+ with men (or, women joining to date older women) aged 18-34, with a higher percentage of men. Which isn’t a surprise tbh.
So who is Cougarlife.com for? Cougar Life is perfect for,
✅Singles who are looking to match with cougar (aka, older, more mature ladies).
✅Mature women who enjoy dating younger men or women.
✅Those looking for a casual hookup or relationship.
⛔ Cougarlife.com may not be for you if you’re seeking a long-term relationship, looking to date someone close in age to you, or aren’t open to dating women (aka, cougars!).
The fact that it's sister site is Ashley Madison, makes Cougar Life legit to me!
However, when I searched through some Cougar Life reviews on Google, an article popped up about how several women were pretending to be top executives of several dating sites, including Cougar Life. Since then, Cougar Life has been trying hard to rebuild their image, and still gets thousands of users to add to their database of 4.9 million people.
There may also be some fake profiles to look out for. As with any dating site looking to attract men, there’s always the possibility of that happening so the pool of women seems larger than it is.
As far as safety? It does not appear there’s any fraudulent activity or security issues with CougarLife.com, but as always, DYOR.
My first impression of Cougar Life is that it was super fast to sign up, which I can always appreciate! Here's some other things that stood out to me about Cougar Life:
Here's a few questions that I had when putting together this Cougar Life review that you might also:
How to delete Cougar Life account: login to your Cougar Life account. Once logged in, click on the "my account" option. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the "Delete Your Account" option. Click on the "continue to delete my account" option, explain why you're leaving, and click on "Deactivate account".
What's “Priority Man”?: Guys get to get in on the fun too! They can get their profile highlighted and at the top of the search list so that the cougars can go wild!
Can I make my pics private? Yesss!! You can mark your pics private whenever you want, without worrying about them being shared with a third party.
Is Cougar Life free to use?: Yes, there are free accounts available! If you’re a “cub” (aka, someone looking to date a cougar) you have limited free features, but if you’re a cougar, you get the free features plus the ability to message with singles on the platform.
📲Available for iOS and via mobile web version.
I was able to download the app through the App Store, but I couldn't find anything on Google Play. I found a similar Cougar Life site, but it wasn't the same. For the droid users out there, you can still access Cougarlife.com on your phone.
Signing up for Cougarlife.com was dangerously easy. Here's how simple it is to sign up with Cougar Life and get started finding the perfect match:
1. First, I click on "join free" to get started - loving the free part!
2. It's time to register! Just need to create a username, password, and fill out my relationship status - there are male seeking male and female seeking female options! Then I set my location and zip code, and carry on. Ohh BTW, the reason for the relationship status is so Cougar Life can match me with those in similar situations.
3. The registration process continues with me adding a clever greeting as well as:
4. On that same page, I have to certify that I'm at least 18 years old and agree to the terms. They also mention they don’t do criminal background screenings.
5. Then, I can opt in to use my location to find locals…or not.
6. I'm all signed up! Just need to confirm my email.
7. I'm dropped into the main feed where I see mostly women under 30 who are all gorgeous!!
The main feed is pretty simple, which isn’t a bad thing. I’m able to see suggested matches, “heart” them, start chatting (depending on my account level), change my search filters, and click the little hamburger menu to get to my account settings.
Cougar Life has plenty of ways to search out other members! The screenshot is just a taste of the search options, but below is a full list of filters:
You can also use the “Find a Date” feature if you’re looking for someone available ASAP and looking for a date!
✅Free account available
Yes it is! I was able to sign up for free and do a lot of exploring and flirting without paying anything. There are paid features that may or may not be deal breakers for you though.
Who wants to pay when you can get something free, amirite? Well, some of us like to live the bougie life, and luckily Cougar Life has both a free and paying tier!
Cougar Life's free subscription had a lot to offer for nothing at all! Here's what I could do on Cougar Life without paying:
Overall, the free features were pretty good considering the site doesn’t have too many more to use to keep it simple. Messaging is a biggie though, so that seemed to be worth paying to upgrade for me! I can only send out so many flirts, ya know?
💰Credit packages range from $49.99 to $199.99
The Cougar Life dating app is unique as they offer credit packages instead of pricing tiers. You have to pay credits for each special feature you want to use such as:
Here's the pricing structure:
If you’re a light user, you could get away with the smaller package which would allow you to send a few messages, read a few, and send priority mail for extra visibility.
There are a few standout features to Cougar Life that kept me coming back for more. Here's what they were:
Dating always has ups and downs and virtual dating is the same way BBs! Don't worry, I went through the worst and best of this site so you don't have to (unless you want to!).
Let's cut straight to it! Here's what I really liked about the Cougar Life app:
Of course there's gonna be some negatives with any app and Cougar Life was no different. Here's a few things I'd change if I could:
Overall, the site felt pretty legit to use, minus some profiles that seemed questionable. That’s the case on almost every dating site though, so as long as you keep your eyes peeled if something doesn’t seem right, you’ll be also set.
I really enjoyed chatting with the cougars to switch things up from the sugar daddies. I had more meaningful connections, but the connections were harder to make than when I was on the sugar daddy sites. Also, unless I paid up for the credit packages, I couldn’t really chat with potential cougars! There’s no way to get by with a free account unless you’re so irresistible that cougars reach out to you first.
I'll stick around on the cougar sites for now, but I wasn’t feeling this one was much. Maybe that’ll change with time?!
PS: If you’re also curious about sugar dating sites, here are a few I’ve been exploring:
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