There you are at 61 years old. In bed with a new lover, a Match.com jewel. Who would have guessed after 28 years of marriage? You hardly feel ready, but the meter is ticking. Three dates and time for sex. Oh boy, there’s that big question to ask … who has the condom? WebMD and [...]
Men and sex ….kind of like asking for directions. Last week, in my workshop about sex at midlife plus, fifty men and women over the age of 60 discussed the changes in our attitude toward sex in the past century. How many women? Forty five. How many men? Do the math: five. After the workshop, [...]
“Katherine, this is Dr. — [my gynecologist]. Please call me back. I have test results that I’d like to discuss.” Gulp. The only medical test I’ve had recently was a mammogram on July 20. I call her, pronto. Her explanation: “They’ve found an area that needs further examination. No, they didn’t say what the issue [...]
How much love must you have to watch your beloved fall in love with someone else, and stand by his side to support him? Justice Sandra Day O’Connor loves John O’Connor enough to let go of ego, jealously, and memories of 57 years of marriage. John has Alzheimer’s. He has forgotten who he is married [...]
So easy to forget about the unseen people in our busy lives. I spent yesterday afternoon with a wise, forward-thinking social services supervisor, Jennifer Sinnott, MSW, at Eastern Park Apartments, a division of Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services (NCPHS) who “gets” the life cycle of sexuality – and that the need never dies. Clap! [...]
Here’s the latest scoop on Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra: if you believe they will work, they will. Does that mean your sex life soars? No. Why? Because there’s more to good sex than being rock hard. Besides, only 10% of men over 50 renew their prescriptions. What’s up with that? Turns out the side effects [...]
Ah, the low libido. Too tired for sex? You’ve always been too tired for sex? You don’t care if you ever have sex or not? What’s the big deal about how many times a week the average person has sex? – it’s not on your top ten list, for sure. You dread the thought of [...]
In the last three days, I have had two men over 50 ask me about sex and cancer – and their faded libido after cancer treatments. No one wants to talk about sex and cancer. Not the doctors. Not the nurses. Not the social workers. Not friends. Not even partners. The subject of sex is [...]
Is he kissing her? Seriously? I have an injury that has knocked me out of the race for awhile, like that woman in the picture. My special friend-turned-caregiver, a wonderful man, is hardly ready to kiss me at this point. After 2 weeks solid of lifting me, carrying at least part of me, bowing to my demands, and becoming [...]
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