Sex Tips for Older Adults Sex Over Fifty? Single again and ready to start dating (and having sex again)? Who are you going to have that conversation with—the one that talks about what sex over fifty is like? Similarly to when we were preteens, there is a lack of reputable information for older adults about having …
Growing up in the 60’s and early 70’s we didn’t know much about our vaginas and clitorises. Today we have a greater awareness of our genitalia, which ought to be a good thing, but for a number of women that awareness brings feelings of inadequacy and shame when it comes to the female anatomy. According …
On Mondays one of our local restaurants serves raw oysters for a dollar each. Last Monday the bar was packed with men who appeared to be in their 50s and older. I wondered if they were there for the camaraderie and world cup soccer or the rejuvenating power of oysters? Several articles floated through my …
A new study by the Journal of Sexual Medicine surveyed 902 people who practice “kinky sex”, i.e., BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) and 432 people who practice “vanilla sex” (no kink involved) and discovered that the BDSM group scored higher on indicators of mental health! Which made me wonder if my husband Henry and I …
I remember the moment like it was yesterday. I’d gone into my college boyfriend’s parents’ bedroom in search of Kleenex when I noticed something on their night table that shocked and embarrassed me so much it sent me pelting for the exit. Was it a dismembered arm? A dime-bag of Bolivian White? A shrunken skull on …
