Conjure up a fantasy woman in your mind; she's probably no older than 30. But if you're excluding older women from your dating pool, you might be missing out. Older women offer a completely different skill set (you know what we mean) and have more life experience.

Our dating expert partners at HowAboutWe suggest 7 reasons why you might want to date an older women. So if you're running into a wall in your current dating life, it might be time to think outside the box (or your age bracket).

Sample reasons:

She has her own life. You don't have to worry about entertaining an older chick 24/7. This means she won't be complaining to you that she's bored all the time, and she won't be in your space begging for attention. Also, you will have more to talk about because she's actually pursuing her own hobbies.

She can make you a better man. Sometimes dating older women is a learning experience. They'll tell you what they want in bed, pick out the restaurant for date night, and introduce you to all these classy spots for tapas or wine and cheese that you never knew existed.

Ready to get started? Check out these 5 secrets to dating older women.

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