<p>Most young women in China would prefer to date men 10 years older to them saying they may be able to take better care of them, results of a nationwide survey has revealed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Seventy per cent of women, aged 18-25, preferred older men because they were more attractive, wealthier and better able to take care of them, according to the survey of 98,000 men and women.<br /><br />Of those, about 64 per cent were hoping to have older boyfriends, 17 per cent had dated older men and the rest expressed a preference for older men over men their own age. <br /><br />However, the women were concerned that such relationships might not please their parents and that an older man might have a family already or could be too mature for them to handle, Shanghai Daily reported.<br /><br />According to the survey, published by the Training and Communication Center of the National Population and Family planning Commission, together with Beijing-based wedding website jiayuan.com, the country has 249 million unmarried adults.<br /><br />A nationwide census report in November 2010 showed that nearly 12 million men aged 30 to 39 were single and hoping to marry younger women.<br /><br />The survey also found that both men and women were becoming more open-minded about sex.<br /><br />Some 84 per cent men and 73 per cent women said they didn’t care whether their future spouse was a virgin or not.<br /><br />However, when it came to living together, 86 per cent of men were happy with idea of living together before marriage, compared to 36 per cent of women. <br /></p>
<p>Most young women in China would prefer to date men 10 years older to them saying they may be able to take better care of them, results of a nationwide survey has revealed.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Seventy per cent of women, aged 18-25, preferred older men because they were more attractive, wealthier and better able to take care of them, according to the survey of 98,000 men and women.<br /><br />Of those, about 64 per cent were hoping to have older boyfriends, 17 per cent had dated older men and the rest expressed a preference for older men over men their own age. <br /><br />However, the women were concerned that such relationships might not please their parents and that an older man might have a family already or could be too mature for them to handle, Shanghai Daily reported.<br /><br />According to the survey, published by the Training and Communication Center of the National Population and Family planning Commission, together with Beijing-based wedding website jiayuan.com, the country has 249 million unmarried adults.<br /><br />A nationwide census report in November 2010 showed that nearly 12 million men aged 30 to 39 were single and hoping to marry younger women.<br /><br />The survey also found that both men and women were becoming more open-minded about sex.<br /><br />Some 84 per cent men and 73 per cent women said they didn’t care whether their future spouse was a virgin or not.<br /><br />However, when it came to living together, 86 per cent of men were happy with idea of living together before marriage, compared to 36 per cent of women. <br /></p>