Stood Up, Stunned, Sore As Hell
My friends Lisa and Leo are having a dinner party. “Can I bring a friend?” I ask coyly. I imagine sweeping into Lisa’s dining room on the arm of TV IDOL. Her guests will be mesmerized by his elegant...
View ArticlePain Is Inevitable, Empathy Is Optional
I’m back in Florida and STUNT MAN says he’s eager to see me. He arrives with a pink phalaenopsis orchid and a broken window on his aging Buick. He’s wearing jeans and his shirt is a brave polyester...
View ArticleCompassion: The Eldercare Imperative
SENIOR MEN MARRIAGE MOTIVES FIGARO enjoys theater, fine dining, and European travel, but he feels old. For him the most salient characteristic of senior life is its approaching end. He’s 71 and seems...
View ArticleCaregiver. Can You Be A Good One…Again?
Widows searching for senior men partners often ask: “What if I fall in love and then he gets sick? I nursed my husband through his long, final illness. How could I possibly do that again?” MIMI’S STORY...
View ArticleThe Accidental Orgasm
PREHISTORY AND THE SEX THING — WHO KNEW? Our ancestors huddled in caves, fled from sabre-toothed tigers, ate roasted lizard, and died at 35. Female sexual satisfaction was not much on their minds. The...
View ArticleThe Curse Of The Bat-Wing Arm
THE FIRM ARMS GENE-IE PASSED ME BY My grandma had bat-wing arms. Her arm jiggle fascinated us kids. My cousin Rachel would reach across Granny’s corset-clad girth, tap the wrinkled drape of skin, and...
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 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...
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