When Rozz Switzer got divorced at age 40, she thought she’d be left with a small group of romantic rejects and boring, “age-appropriate” men.
She was wrong.
The now 52-year-old single mother has revealed that “handsome twenty-somethings” are lining up to date her.
The Australian television personality told FEMAIL that it won’t be long before the ‘MILF hunters’ come calling. And they’re just as brazen in bars and coffee shops as they are online.
“They see MILFS as ‘real women’ who can look them in the eye, have a conversation with them without fiddling with their phones, and know exactly what they want in bed,” she said.
Rozz has encountered a number of ‘MILF hunters’ in the eight years since her divorce and has explained exactly how to ‘spot one in the wild’.
“They’re the people with the excess of confidence who aren’t shy about staring at you from across the bar and winking,” she said.
“They usually hang out in groups, but they’re the first ones to come up to you and tell you how beautiful you are and if they can buy you a drink for your ’25th birthday.'”
Rozz Switzer, 52, has provided insight into the phenomenon of ‘milf’ dating
The TV personality told FEMAIL that it won’t be long before the ‘MILF hunters’ come to visit
Rozz added that they like to take the first steps and often get the ball rolling.
“They make you laugh, they flatter you with compliments, and they smother you with their attention. Then they ask, ‘Have you ever been with a younger man?'” she said.
And online they are just as ‘clear’.
“They’re the ones who say on their profile that they’re 40 years old, but in their comments they say they’re in their 20s,” she said.
Rozz said she recently spoke to a man who had changed his age from 24 to 42 on a popular dating app.
She called him ‘Harry’ to protect his privacy, but shared his profile and their first conversation.
Rozz has been single for eight years – and was relieved to see ‘handsome’ men in her dating pool, even if they were less ‘age appropriate’
“His bio reads, ‘The cougar hunter is back,’ followed by the good old opening line we call… Two truths and a lie,” she said.
The Two Truths and a Lie: ‘I’m 42, I played basketball with Ja Rule, and I love surfing’
He added: ‘I’ll let you figure out which lie is the best, but I think the answer is quite simple.’
Harry’s real age was listed under a photo on his profile, which Rozz said “exuded confidence.”
She said that despite lying about his age, the young man still had the tall stature and handsome appearance of a man.
“He had a really nice suit on… everything we expect from a man, but he just wasn’t the right age range.”
She shared the profile of a man who lists his age as 49 years old
The man “wasn’t her type,” but she noted that it takes less than 10 swipes to find a younger man who wants to be with an older woman
For “research,” Rozz messaged him asking what he likes in older women.
“I just love the enthusiasm and cheerfulness of an older woman. Girls my age are so self-centered and it’s hard to talk to them,” he wrote back.
“The mother in me wanted to correct his grammar,” Rozz laughed.
Another man, ‘Dale’, is 27, but has listed his age as 49 online.
He wrote: ‘I’m 27 but an older woman is totally my thing so let’s see what happens here.’
She said his crotchless selfies and gym pics were “not her thing,” but that they made him stand out.
The cougar hunter claimed on his profile that he was 42, but soon revealed his lie
“They are the good looking ones in the pile on the ‘swipe left’ continuum on dating apps and they break the mold,” she said.
The problem, of course, is that most younger men have a short-term romance in mind.
“There’s no more expected of you than maybe a drunken ‘Are you ready?’ text at 2 a.m. in a few weeks from someone or the other person saying he’s going to do it again,” she said.
Rozz refused to confirm whether she ever accepted the amorous offer from any of the young men.
She admitted that she used to have no interest in cougars, but has now softened her stance on dating, having been targeted by dozens of “MILF hunters” over the years.
