Boomer Sex Survey reports less sex

In the post Sex and the Single Baby Boomer I quoted a Newsweek report that “45 percent of men and 38 percent of women have intercourse at least once a week”. It turns out that might not be the whole truth.

According to a new Canadian Boomer Sex survey by Ipsos Reid “Even though it’s been often reported that we are having sex twice a week, experts now think the real number is closer to once every two weeks.”

The article headlines put it bluntly - Baby boomers prefer TV to sex.

“Most people had a list of excuses for their lack of action: Fatigue, stress and a lack of time. However, those surveyed managed to spare four and five hours a day - more than 30 hours a week - watching TV or surfing the Internet.”

But there is good news. “Another yet-to-be released study found that 37 percent of Canadians over 55 prefer a good night of sex to a good night of sleep, indicating that sex is still important to that age group.”

Almost forty percent of Americans over 45 are single

Almost forty percent of Americans over 45 are single, according to the article “Seeking Love” by Sarah Mahoney.

“Of the 97 million Americans who are 45 or older, almost 40 percent—36.2 million—are on the loose, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

We have more creative ways of finding each other, too. While the go-get-’em spirit of baby boomers had already created a bumper crop of dating services, personal-ad vehicles, and Club Med-inspired singles vacations by the mid-1980s, the more recent Internet explosion has made looking for love as routine as shopping for cheap airfares.”

If it was only that easy!

Fortunately, help can be found at the bookstore with books like “50 Ways to Find Romance After 50″ and “Dating After 50 : Negotiating the Minefields of Midlife Romance”, as well as articles online with tips, advice, and recommendations, such as “Cupid for the young at heart” by Ruth Rovner.

online dating attracts the after 50 crowd

What did we ever do before the internet? The traditional ways of meeting people, through work, at church, or introductions from friends are better than nothing, but the new online dating sites make things so much easier. If you want to meet a person with similiar tastes, interests, and goals the online matchmaking services can’t be beat.

It seems more and more often I hear of people telling of their success with online personal ads. Here is one story I found while browsing Yahoo news today:

“Susan Gladstone’s moment came when she turned 50. Divorced, with two children, she was getting tired of asking friends to fix her up and being told they just couldn’t think of anyone. And so, she turned to online dating.

Two and a half years and dozens of dates later, Gladstone, an event planner in Miami, hasn’t yet found her perfect soul mate. But she’s had lots of enjoyable dinner dates, met fascinating people from around the globe, and to her delight has made a number of lasting friendships.”

To read more, click here: Online Dating Attracts Older Daters

Sex and the Single Baby Boomer

Ha! I knew that would get your attention

I was reading this interesting article in Newsweek called Sex & Love: The New World where they find “more middle-aged people than ever are single, and they’re finding the rules have changed.”

“According to the Census Bureau, 28.6 percent of adults age 45 to 59 were unattached in 2003, compared with only 18.8 percent in 1980. And many of these singles are on the prowl. In a recent AARP survey, up to 70 percent of single boomers said they dated regularly. Of those between 40 and 59 years old, 45 percent of men and 38 percent of women have intercourse at least once a week.”

And the sex is spicier too. In the article Sex in America the author explains that due to new drugs such as Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, women have reported “their own sexual satisfaction was enhanced by their partners’ use of the drugs. Not only that, some reported that the various medications also increased the frequency of sex.” Add to that a more open mind to sexual experimentation and you have a recipe for good lovin’!

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