Use It or Lose It — Sex as You Age as a Man
Having sex as you age helps you to stay healthy and to enjoy life
Last January I played When I’m Sixty-Four on my birthday. I have been listening to that Beatles’ song since I was 14, wondering how I would be when I finally arrived to that age. Now, fifty years later, I think I would surprise my former self if he could see what I have become. I still free-dive, like I did when I was a teenager, although I prefer to play it safe and use scuba if I can. I ski the double-black diamond slopes and I lead 5.8 rock-climbing routes. I’ve just retired from a moderately successful scientific career and I am starting a new one as a writer. None of that is in the Beatles’ song — I do a bit of pulling weeds from my garden, but I don’t have grandchildren sitting on my knees.
Who could ask for more?
And I am still a sexual being. That’s what I want to talk about in this article, in the hope that it could help other men as they age.
Women age differently from men, particularly when it comes to sex. They go through menopause. I address that in another article.
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