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Sex and Aging: Sexy At Any Age
It’s a well known fact that boys reach the height of their sexual peak at around age 18 and women report an increased enjoyment of sex in their late 30’s. Recent studies report that most men (unless they have specific health issues like high cholesterol, diabetes, or heart disease) are sexually active for their entire life, and are virile enough to produce healthy sperm. Renowned artist Pablo Picasso allegedly fathered a child when he was 90 years old, which reminds me of an old cliche… “There is many a good tune played on an old flute.” But don’t confuse physical prime with sexual prime.
Normal physical changes in aging women include the decrease of sex hormones and vaginal lubrication. Normal physical changes in aging men include slower erections, longer refractory period between orgasms, and less sperm.
Emotionally, most people would rate themselves a better lover in their mature years than when they were in their 20’s because they have more sexual experience and feel more sexually confident. They are more comfortable communicating their desires and have learned the difference between just having sex and making love. With age comes wisdom and as long as you remain enthusiastic to please and are open and willing to be pleased, then there is no reason why you shouldn’t have the best sex of your life. Sex begins between the ears and then goes between the legs, so if you think sexy, you’ll be sexy at any age.
Read the rest of this article here at The Loveology University Website, where you’ll find free articles, a bookstore, and a wealth of courses you can take all aimed at helping you have richer, more fulfilling sexual relationships.
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add your comment »I am in total support of all you teaching, mentoring and nurturing older men in the ways of making love and seeking sexual gratification. Oldies but goodies are much to often forgotten by you wise, and talented young women. So, let’s get started; and also, do you accept medicare?
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I'm sorry this has happened to you and your marriage. My guess is--he feels anxious about being unable to perform. A doctor can help this--you might have to go together. Good luck!
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I´m a middleaged woman.Sex with my husband has gone, ten years ago. I´m healthy and want to have sex and all what´s related with, hugs,kisses,I asked him to go to a doc, but it seems he didn´t or ..gave up.Some times I feel abnormal with my needs.
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Here's the rest of my comment: And what of the receivers of this pain in the name of pleasure? Do you encourage them to accept the pain and risk involved and say thank you very much? In my view masochism is a pathological state and the true role of a helper is to help a person to overcome circumstances and the memories of situations in a victims life that lead to that state of vulnerability and perpetuate it. It seems you would encourage it. Am I wrong? Congratulations on your general purpose but please think beyond acceptance of what is.
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Dr Ava, I partially retract my comment. Thanks for personally replying to mine. I reviewed your site more thoroughly and congratulate you on your enterprise up to a point. There are too many hangups in this world and you are making an effort to help people overcome them. I agree that most of your work is to do with good health, but you make two mistakes, in my opinion. I believe you have joined the belief systems of the sexual predators who used the Kinsey research and its follow-ups to assert that high statistics of occurrence are a measure of rightness. You also take the value stance that acceptance of sexual behaviour, no matter what, is the road to therapeutic success and the clients' happiness. You run a Power Play course. I quote, 'Power play is a whole new world of using pain as pleasure'. Pain as pleasure is a contradiction in terms and makes no sense in any logic system, ethical or otherwise. The woman's movement has analyzed the dynamics of sexuality and concluded that power and control is the mechanism of chauvinism. If I am right in thinking that you and your staff would encourage people with fantasies or behaviours of inflicting pain as a part of what they call sexual behaviour to accept and enact those fantasies. If so, you are going against the predominantly held preferences of most of the population of this planet. To the common person, beating is a criminal act. And what of the receivers of this pain in the name of pleasure? Do you encourage them to accept t
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Dr Ava, I partially retract my comment. Thanks for personally replying to mine. I reviewed your site more thoroughly and congratulate you on your enterprise up to a point. There are too many hangups in this world and you are making an effort to help people overcome them. I agree that most of your work is to do with good health, but you make two mistakes, in my opinion. I believe you have joined the belief systems of the sexual predators who used the Kinsey research and its follow-ups to assert that high statistics of occurrence are a measure of rightness. You also take the value stance that acceptance of sexual behaviour, no matter what, is the road to therapeutic success and the clients' happiness. You run a Power Play course. I quote, 'Power play is a whole new world of using pain as pleasure'. Pain as pleasure is a contradiction in terms and makes no sense in any logic system, ethical or otherwise. The woman's movement has analyzed the dynamics of sexuality and concluded that power and control is the mechanism of chauvinism. If I am right in thinking that you and your staff would encourage people with fantasies or behaviours of inflicting pain as a part of what they call sexual behaviour to accept and enact those fantasies. If so, you are going against the predominantly held preferences of most of the population of this planet. To the common person, beating is a criminal act. And what of the receivers of this pain in the name of pleasure? Do you encourage them to accept t
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Hello - I'm Dr Ava Cadell and the founder of Loveology University. I just wanted to add some clarification. Loveology University is not a "commercial sex site". It is an online university of sensual knowledge and our goal is to help people have more fulfilling relationships and to help people get past any guilt or shame about sex and love that may be keeping them from having satisfying relationships. I offer free content - including the article above - and I also offer dozens of courses that people can take to learn more about relationship topics that are of interest or concern to them. This is a portion of the article about having a satisfying relationship at any age and I agree with you that many people do need reassurance about this topic. I double checked the link and it does lead directly to the remainder of this article - there are also details on that page about my relevant courses that could appeal to people who read this article.
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As a younger person, I thought sex among "seniors" was impossible! Now, I know from experience...it's wonderful! Our bodies might not be as perfect but we know a LOT more about giving and receiving satisfaction.
If you're one of those people whose sex life has vanished with your youth, I'd urge you to see a doctor. There's no reason to give up and every reason to get back in the "groove," so to speak.
Even masturbation can put a twinkle in your eye.
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What happened to my comment? Here it is again. The Loveology University Website is a sex site that my browser was not keen on letting me into. There is no continuation of the article on there, just sales of it's 'products' or 'services'. I checked it out because I am of the generation that needs reassurance about these things. However, we are an older, more prudish, generation and maybe some of us are a bit fuddy duddyish. Did you check the link Megan? The topic is fine and good to see exposed, so to speak, but I don't know that the link is appropriate.
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I'm an ageing sorta hippie so I checked the link here out. Megan, the Loveology Website is a commercial sex site and my browser wasn't keen on letting me access it. Maybe Care2 is more open minded than I am but to me it's inappropriate to direct members to that site. Maybe all links in articles have to be checked.What do you think Megan? Congratulations on putting this kind of subject before us, however. It's a subject many people need reassurance about.
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