A study of sex and the 57 to 85 age group has proved that older people still get it on, according to an Associated Press article in today's Telegraph.
Here it is straight from the source:
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.In addition:
More than half of those aged 57 to 75 said they gave or received oral sex, as did about a third of 75- to 85-year olds.And the reasons most seniors don't have sex? It has nothing to do with will, but more often health or lack of a partner (oddly enough, the same reasons why most young people don't have sex either).
Sure, we might not want to think about our parents and grandparents having sex, but to me, this study's results aren't really surprising. We are talking about the generation that grew up believing in free love, after all. Plus, with all the ads for Viagra and other sexual stimulants on TV, it makes it harder to believe that older people are not having sex rather than are.
Are you surprised by the study's results? Do you think you'll stop having sex when you get older? Should there be a cut-off on when people should stop having sex? What would that be? 60? 70? 80? Why is it taboo to think about older people having sex? Is sex something that should be left to young?
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4 comments:
Heck no, it shouldn't be only for the young. It's still free love & anyone who's ready & willing & has a partner of the same will........I say go for it. Whatever feels good, "do it".
Excuse me???...but 50 is YOUNG..50 is the new 40 and so on !! It takes many years to even know what sex is all about and be able to really appreciate it.
New subject please !!
Just wait until you are 60 years old. When I was 20 I thought 40 for old. I am now the big 60 and I am told quite often that I have the body of a 30 year old. Now what does that tell you.....
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