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Sex at 50 Isn’t the End, It’s a New Beginning
Why Do We Complicate What Should Be Natural?
I’m not fifty yet (still got a ways to go), but I work daily with people who are, and talking about sex at this age is more taboo than discussing politics at a family Christmas dinner.
Yup… that happens… not in my parents’ house though, because my upbringing was this weird mix of liberal and conservative, and maybe that’s why I’m so open about these things.
I watch my 50+ office colleagues living more exciting lives than mine (and here I was thinking I was in my sexual prime). It’s like discovering your grandma has more Instagram followers than you — that moment when you realize you’ve been living a lie.
A 2021 study revealed that 35% of these folks have more desire now than when they were young. It’s like their body’s saying, “Hey, now that you’re done worrying about career, kids, and bills, how about having some fun?”
Vaginal dryness comes up so often in office conversations that I should own stock in lubricant companies. Half of postmenopausal women deal with this, but they talk about it like it’s some nuclear launch code. People, lube isn’t a dirty word — it’s a superpower in a bottle, and during sex, it fits like a glove (you know it, and younger women like me know it too — it’s the best…
