Advice from / about men over 35

Hii I’m female aged 25 and am looking for advice on dating / attracting / meeting older men. I’ve never been attracted to anyone around my age - I’m bisexual and find girls my age attractive but never men, and due to odd experiences when dating women (stalking, intensity, general madness!!) I envision my future (marriage or long term partner) to probably be in a heterosexual relationship with a man.

When I say I’ve never been attracted to men around my age I do mean never … at school, at university and beyond … physically and emotionally I am just drawn to older men. I have parents who are still married (v happily - aged 57 58) both of whom I have a great relationship with - I’m well read, emotionally intelligent and generally am an interesting and intelligent person (or so I’m told!) I’ve not been groomed or SA’d beyond the usual female experience (street harassment, club groping blah blah blah) so I don’t think it’s a case of daddy issues, k*nk or trauma etc, it is literally just my “type” I guess.

Without sounding big headed…I’m naturally pretty, active, clever, sporty, and creative, and have lots of interest from men around my age but always break things off early due to finding them annoying, unattractive, uninteresting etc, and often wish I was dating their dad instead haha! More generally my interests include things which I struggle to find in common with men around my age (eg. Literature, Cricket, nature, painting etc) so perhaps this is part of the reason I prefer the company of older men..? I do often pick up a vibe from people’s dads - I’m often reviewed as “charming” and am always relied on by friends as someone who gives wise, thoughtful and mature advice.

I just wondered if anyone could give me some advice on where to meet, and how to approach older men with the prospect of dating. I’m not desperate to settle down soon, or seeking financial “sugar daddy” type relationships (I do well for myself haha) but just a normal romantic partnership with someone I’m actually attracted to - I don’t want to satisfy someone’s “younger woman fetish”, I don’t seek a dd/lg style relationship and wanted to know if someone could offer advice on how to approach, meet, and engage with older men without these types of dynamics.

I haven’t dated seriously in 2 years as I know a relationship with someone in the age group I actually find attractive (40 ) is likely to be frowned upon but really miss the companionship etc of a relationship and would like to experience a proper romantic connection.

All advice welcome ! Thank you in advance xxx