Who do you think of when you think of the most amorous people on Earth? Personally, I think of reality TV actors and actresses. But some of you think of denizens of southern Europe; your Frenchmen, Italians, Portuguese and Spaniards. The latter were recently the subject of a study that proved they are pretty damned into getting their swerve on at any age.
It's funny – when our parents or grandparents hit retirement age and older, we often lose the ability to relate to them. We may think they're stubborn, incapable of change and reluctant to accept anything new in their life. But the heartfelt comedy released this weekend, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," takes this idea and flips it on its head.
Were you surprised to receive that friend request from your Great Aunt Sophia? You aren’t alone! As the senior population increases on popular social networking sites like Facebook, our elderly friends and loved ones are becoming tech savvy – and reaping the benefits.
30 years ago AIDS was the "Gay Disease"... today, it affects every sex, every culture, and every age 30 years ago a doctor was confounded by symptoms he had never seen before. Cutting to the chase, he is credited with labeling the first AIDS case in America for what it was: a horrifyingly carnivorous disease that took thousands of lives, initially mostly homosexuals, and started a revolution. Not only did AIDS research begin in earnest and result in life-saving gains, but same-sex partners pioneered health care breakthroughs that benefited a nation.
Who says that when you get old you have to "act" like an old person. Life is too short to go gracefully into that good night or whatever the heck that saying is. Life is about living and just because you're aging, it does not mean you have to grab a rocking chair and park yourself on the front porch and watch the young whippersnappers have all the fun. Aging doesn't mean that your sex life becomes a funeral pyre either (only an older person will understand that reference).
A long life gives a person time to cultivate self-knowledge, acceptance of his flaws and appreciation for her strengths. Crest-white-stripped teeth and a spray-tanned bod can create superficial beauty, but you can't fake decades of experience. With this in mind, YourTango has put together a list of the eight sexiest senior citizens. Young Hollywood, pay attention. This is how you want to turn out.
Love Bytes: three must-click sex, dating and relationship links. Elderly folks have great sex, the merits of dressing down for the bar and hating Valentine's Day.
Keep it in your pants, gramps. From CBS (CBS/AP) An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky — willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush. That may be too much information for some folks. But it comes from the most comprehensive sex survey ever done among 57- to 85-year-olds in the United States. Sex and interest in it do fall off when people are in their 70s, but more than a quarter of those up to age 85 reported having sex in the previous year. And the drop-off has a lot to do with health or lack of a partner, especially for women, the survey found. Tango’s Take
