Six Reasons Why Every Young Nigerian Girl Should Date Older Men?

 

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The 20-something dating pool might have an abundance of tanned, toned, fist-pumping man candy. But if you really want a taste of the sweet life, gurl, consider finding yourself an older hottie to date.

Growing up, I dated half a dozen guys who were all 10 to 15 years older than me (I drew the line at 17 years for some reason, anything over 20 began to feel a little too familial for me), before I found "the one" and finally felt like I was on the right track to finding love.

I know what you're thinking -- how could I give up the.... ripped hard-bodies, nowhere near bald-heads of directionless 20-something men, whose idea of a date was going Dutch at the local bar where their roving eyes would be forever scanning the room to see if someone better
was about to walk by, for an older guy who would essentially possess none of those traits?

Well here's why dating and eventually marrying a financially stable, older guy truly does rock, and supersedes any of the drawbacks one might think go along with the older lover package.

• 1. YOUTH

He will always be older than you. There's nothing wrong with having a little leverage when it comes to your relationships -- youth will always be on your side. At least you'll never have to worry about him leaving you for a younger woman... unless he's interested in dating a fetus.

• 2. FINANCIAL SECURITY

I know it doesn't sound very sexy, but when bills need to be paid, those washboard abs will be the last thing you're thinking about.

• 3. YOU GET OFF:

 He’s confident in bed. He knows what he’s doing … and if he doesn’t by then, well, then he’s hopeless and you don’t have to waste your time trying to teach him.

• 4. WISDOM

Having a solid 10 to 15 years more experience of living on this planet than you do, he might be able to school you on a few historical facts (ones that happened way before you were even born) that will always supply you with great conversational tidbits at parties.

• 5. EXPERIENCE

Although he may be a little set in his ways, those "ways" are steeped in years of experience, and he has truly done the test-driving for you. He can teach you the best way to uncork a bottle of wine, he'll always remember to rotate the tires on your car and will have your anniversary date burned into his brain (having perhaps forgotten to do so with his previous relationship and having suffered the inevitable consequences).

• 6. DEVOTION

Feeling so incredibly lucky to have snagged a pretty young thing like you, and because he's waited so long to find his one true love, he will (for the most part) devote himself to you.

Now, I'm not recommending you find yourself a 90-year-old billionaire a la Anna Nicole Smith. But don’t spend another night lying on your couch eating ribs and ice-cream, lamenting about all the time, effort and money wasted on yet another failed relationship. Next time you find yourself pining over the young and the restless, take it from me: Having an older lover sure is sweet. 

Written by Melissa