Older Women, Younger Men: Danger Zone
LIVING THE DREAM, BUT BRIEFLY I just heard from a sixty-something widow with a heartbreaking story. Lucy was approached at a Philadelphia art exhibit by Renaldo, a man eleven years her junior. Making...
View ArticleViagra For Dummies
SENIORS LIKE SEX, BUT… Senior sexual enjoyment is alive and well. In an AARP survey, just 10% of older adults reported that sex was no big deal, and only 12% said it would be okay if they never had...
View ArticleCan You Talk Dirty If You’re Old?
A minister friend of mine, a Methodist (not his real denomination), confessed to me that he had visited a sex therapist. He was desperate to return passion to his 34-year old marriage. The therapist...
View ArticleSenior Women And The Perfume Minefield
Perfume is a minefield for 60-plus women. Apply too little and it goes without notice. Apply too much and those you’ve tried to impress will instead be distressed. When you’re dating senior men perfume...
View ArticleWhat If He’s Still Grieving?
If you’re over 55, you’ve probably lost someone who was dear to you. If you’re in your sixties or beyond, chances are even greater that you’ve lost a parent, a sibling, a close friend – or (most...
View ArticleSenior Sex: No, It Won’t Be The Last Time
FULL SPEED FOR THE DEED When you begin having sex with the senior man you’re dating, your first surprise will be the non-geriatric quality of his performance (more about that later). Your second...
View ArticleSenior Men And The Testosterone Tangle
AARP has challenged the makers of testosterone replacement medicines, pointing out that a substance developed to treat testicular injury and the effects of some types of cancer has morphed into a...
View ArticleCommitment-Phobic Or Commitment-Cautious?
Before the term “commitment phobic” was invented we called it “love-‘em-and-leave-‘em.” I remember asking a colleague – I’ll call him Steve — why he acted in such a determined way to keep his distance...
View ArticleErectile Dysfunction: A Senior Man’s Perspective
GUEST POST. James Watson is a writer and blogger with a background in health, relationships, and psychology. James is retired and lives with his wife in upstate New York. When he isn’t tending to his...
View ArticleThe Smart Way To Age — Keep Having Sex
“Sex in Old Age May Lead to a Sharper Mind,” the Wall Street Journal reports. In a recent study of some 1,747 senior men and women, those who said sex is important and pleasurable scored higher on...
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