Wednesday evening's new lineup on ABC presented a few May/December scenarios. "Cougar Town" stars Courtney Cox-Arquette as divorcee/realtor Jules Cobb, navigating the dating scene in Florida. When high school boys steal the realty signs bearing her sexy MLF portrait, her teen son Travis is forced to defend her honor amidst his drooling classmates. Josh Hopkins, my personal choice for TV hottie of the year, portrays Jules' neighbor Grayson Ellis, a divorced guy who dates girls young enough to be his daughters, presuming he fathered children somewhere between high school and his early 20s. Jules ribs him for wearing a hoodie, suggesting he sport feet pajamas if he wants to appear younger than he actually is. On a side note, I found Hopkins tremendously appealing in his turns on "Swingtown," "Brothers and Sisters," and "Private Practice." He is becoming the resident sex symbol on ABC! When Jules' younger partying co-worker takes her to a trendy club, she meets a cute 20-something guy who is quite enthralled by her. Her friend later deposits him at her house for an evening of hot sex and "coitus interuptus" by the pool -- when her cheesy ex and son stop by.
It has been said that women reach their sexual peak somewhere near 38 while men peak at 18. Perhaps this explains the Cougar phenomenon Or that we experienced women who take care of ourselves are hot! Guess we will have to stay tuned for Jules' future adventures. I am rooting for some steamy neighborly interaction between Jules and Grayson. We shall see.
In a more classic May/December romance, Ed O'Neill's patriarch Jay is wed to a much younger woman on "Modern Family." When a good looking guy hits on his wife at his corpulent son's soccer game, the guy presumes Jay is the wife's father. Jay corrects him as he struggles to get up from the soccer chair in his track suit.
Interestingly enough, I spent part of my 20s attracted to "older" men of maybe mid to late 40s. At some point, these men have turned the corner from sophisticated yet youthful to most likely balding geezers in need of Viagra or Cialis. Of course, there are exceptions.
It seems to me that many of us women spend hours at the gym, in yoga or pilates, coloring our hair, and working at maintaining our looks. Of course, I am generalizing. In a twist of payback, the tables are turned. Anything goes, well, almost anything!
The truth is -- age is but a state of mind, not necessarily affixed to a number. Those of us who take care of ourselves, constantly learn and try new experiences will be attracted to each other. The folks eating Pop Tarts while watching TV on the couch...well, you know the drill.
I am curious to see the outcome on these two shows. I did chuckle when Jules commented about her elderly client one day dying beneath his much younger gold digger wife. Shades of Hef and the Girls Next Door...Interestingly enough, Hef's former housemates have gone on to be with guys their own age. A sign of the times?
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