Making sex after 50 the best ever

When you think the most influential people who have helped Americans have better sex lives Dr. Ruth Westheimer has to be near the top of the list. In an online chat at WebMD.com Dr. Ruth Talks About Sex After 50, Dr. Ruth talks about making sex after 50 better than ever:

“It’s very important to bury the idea that older people don’t have sex. They need to be touched, they need to be caressed, and they must keep that interest in sex alive even if the actual orgasmic response is less intense. A couple can be sexually active until late in life.”

What are the most important things for people after 50 to do to keep an active sex life?

“Don’t ignore your sex life — cultivate it, make sure your libido is in good shape. Don’t let your sex life become boring or routine. Rejoice that the children are out of the house, that you don’t have to worry about getting pregnant! Rejoice that information about good sex after 50 is available. Be happy that we in this country have the best scientifically validated data about sexual functioning that has ever been available. So let’s use it!”

Do you have any specific tips to get the fun back into the bedroom?

Yes. Try these:

• A little bit of red wine — not too much.
• Read Dr. Ruth’s Sex After 50.
• Kick boredom out of your bedroom.
• Watch some sexually explicit movies.
• Go for a walk.
• Do something you have never done before.
• Pull your car into a lover’s lane; watch that no police are coming.
• Use your fantasy.

Good luck!

“Look at my book, Dr. Ruth’s Sex After 50, because it talks about romance, passion and excitement; it might help. It’s a paperback. Go out and get it today. The most important sentence in it is kick boredom out of your bedroom.”

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.”