Ever noticed that girls tend to date older guys and wondered why?

It's a generally conceded fact--and I emphasize generally--that girls tend to mature faster than guys. Girls are planning their weddings by the time they are twelve while guys in their late teens can't seem to pull their heads out of the drama of World of War Craft long enough to realize what time it is. Ask any teenage guy, and most of them will tell you they prefer not to plan anything. "I just like to go with the flow," they drawl, which is really code for, "I don't want to commit."

Girls, on the other hand, are all about commitment. Security is important to them, whether it's financial security, physical security or other, girls tend to want to know where they stand and where they are going. They look for guys who care enough about their own lives to get them in order and plan for the future. Girls want to know they can depend on their male counterparts.

Older guys tend to have come to grips with the realization that the world isn't all War Craft. A job is needed if the latest games are to be got, along with the pizza and beer necessary to maintain competitive endurance. A job means being somewhere on time which infers discipline. Discipline, moreover, strengthens maturity through responsibility. Responsible guys are appealing to girls because that maturity bespeaks security. Hence the reason to look up, instead of down, on the age chart when looking for a marriage partner.

Don't get me wrong, there are definitely guys out there with good heads on their shoulders whose maturity level exceeds girls of their own age, and even twice their age, by miles. It's guys like these whose maturity will have a positive effect on the state of the nation because whether we want to acknowledge it or not, guys have the leadership role. It is when they fail to act with their full potential in that role, that there is a void that must be filled. It will be filled, moreover, by girls who have a sense of direction and the determination to get things done. If we've all had enough of controlling women, however, then all that is left to be said is: Man UP!