Does 69 Still Happen After 69?
Just because people enter later life it does not mean that needs for affection, and intimacy in relationships necessarily diminish...
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Esther Wiskerke www.facebook.com/cuppa69
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Imagining that people of 69 and above are still sexually active or at least interested in intimacy, is a thought that hasn’t been fully embraced yet by society.
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Ihat depends on many factors, physical suppleness being one. Rose* and her old school friend Tom* were both 75 years old when they met again. They married. She lived until 93, he until 103. Rose’s daughter-in-law shared with me that she firmly believes that their marriage gave them a new lease of life.
How mistaken the youth can be. After overcoming the first shock that gravity really makes “things sink” and that bearing children does alter a woman’s body, it is well reported that mature people are more confident and thus their sexual pleasure may increase. In fact, sexual transmitted diseases are on the rise in the over 50’s age category.
Not everyone is sexually active in later life or are still as adventurous as they used to be. That doesn’t mean that the need for affection, intimacy and a relationship necessarily diminish.
Imagining that people of 69 and above are still sexually active or at least interested in intimacy, is a thought that hasn’t been fully embraced yet by society. This doesn’t have to pose a problem for the elderly who prefer a cuddle as opposed to a hot water bottle to keep them warm at night. As long as they remain independent, like Rose and Tom, what happens in the bedroom remains a private matter.
Rose and Tom were lucky. They both lived independently, were in reasonably good physical health and had full mental capacity. Both were also supported by their families, who were happy for them. Although there is a current trend that sees some companies swapping their glamourous models for “real people” with perhaps not so flawless skin and a “love-handle” or two, overall sexuality is portrayed in society as something for the young. Teenage children tend not to be able to bear the thought of people of their parents’ age still being sexually active, let alone that grandpa gets his wooden leg over grandma.
However, linked to older age is a potential deterioration of health. This may be a cold shower for love and affection. Firstly, because an illness may diminish the interest in erotica. Overall, this does fit with the line of expectation of most people. Secondly, a physical illness may restrict the ability to source or initiate
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