A lot of men would prefer to be dating younger women. But they're nervous about trying to meet younger women and get dates with them, because they feel they're "too old" to be attractive to them. These guys assume that the only way to land a beautiful younger girlfriend is to be a rich "sugar daddy" who shells out money for their companionship.

But if you're interested in dating younger women, the truth you need to realize is that women actually LIKE older men. In fact, this instinct is hard-wired into them.

It's true. Over the past 200-plus years, the United States government has been taking statistics for the ages of couples getting married. And every year, there is a wider gap between the ages of women and men who marry each other.

Every year, the guys get a little older, and their wives get a little younger.

In fact, when guys get married for the SECOND time, they marry women who are 10 years younger, on average.

You may be surprised to learn that when men get married for a second time, in 20% of the cases they're marrying women who are 20 years younger or more.

Women are attracted to the sense of security and stability that a mature man offers. And men are biologically programmed to want a woman who is young, healthy, and fertile -- possessing the necessary requirements to produce his offspring.

But it's not just about sex and having kids. Scientific studies have actually shown that the life span of a man is increased when he lives with a younger woman. The youthful energy of a younger woman rubs off on you (quite literally) and will make you act younger and adopt a more youthful outlook on life.

Now that I've explained some basic facts, I'd like to talk to you about younger women in more detail. In fact, what they are hard-wired to desire?

Answer: A masculine, healthy, secure, confident and emotionally stable MAN.

I did not say anything about being tall, handsome, rich or having six-pack abs. I said MASCULINITY, SECURITY, STABILITY.

Young women are wired to find those qualities deeply attractive.

Sure, she might find herself physically attracted to some 25-year-old "bad boy" who has more tattoos than ambitions. But she will NOT feel long-term security and attraction with that guy.

She wants a MAN in her life who has life experience and sophistication, and can provide emotional strength when she goes through her emotional dramas. She wants a MAN who has a plan in life.

There are evolutionary reasons for this.

Women are programmed to seek security and safety, which provide the best means to raise a child, and it's a safe bet that an older man will have increased world knowledge, and other important assets including personal skills and greater life experience.

Society seems to force the view that it's older men who are "chasing" younger women. But in more cases, it's the women who are looking to date older men.