When you're over 50, it's hard to feel sexy — or is it? Guys are
testosterone-programmed to zero in on 20-somethings in their breeding prime.
Most youthful pairings have more to do with hormones than harmony of
character. Too often, such matches end in divorce as partners mature and
regret their youthful folly.
But having a relationship with a woman of a certain age offers delights
never dreamed of by shortsighted boys just embarking on their manhood. Sexy
screen sirens like Susan Sarandon and Meryl Streep, journalist Jane Pauley
and political pundit Arianna Huffington, are some celebrities who
demonstrate that women who have hit the half-century mark are great catches.
If you're over 50, count your blessings. Here are five reasons you're
enjoying your sexual prime right now:
1. There's no need to worry about getting knocked up
Most of us grew up with the specter of an unwanted pregnancy perched like a
grotesque hood ornament over the backseat of the car, the living room sofa,
the marital bed. Now, the monthly ebb and flow of your fertility has likely
ended. You can finally hop into bed without that nagging fear of the
possible consequences — nine months of swollen ankles and another 20 years
of worrying about chicken pox and college tuition. Have as much fun as you
want with your lover without checking the calendar, popping a daily pill or
inserting a diaphragm.
2. Your figure is rounder
You've no longer got the chest of a 15-year-old boy. As you get older,
you've filled out. The words voluptuous and zaftig were made to describe
you. Think of yourself as the subject of a Rubens painting. Now that you've
got such luscious curves, enjoy them.
3. Self-confidence is sexy
Remember when you were in the first throes of a new romance, all of a sudden
you got hit on a lot? That's because you radiated self-confidence; you were
loved. Now, in your mature adult years, you should have plenty of
self-confidence in your ability to balance a job, the ex, the kids, the bank
account, the aging parents, friends, etc. Self-confidence is the biggest
turn-on and once you've reached 50, you've got plenty of it.
4. Been there, done that
Now you know what you like. You are a better lover than you were at 20
because you know what turns you on, and you're comfortable telling your
partner exactly what you need. Indulge yourself.
5. Older women are more daring
They're the ones signing up for all that adventure travel. Odds are you'll
find more older women than men on cruises to the Antarctic, treks through
Nepal and gorilla-watching expeditions in Africa. Women are more liberated
when the kids move out and allow them to reclaim the lives they put on hold
decades ago with their first delivery. That newfound freedom extends into
the bedroom. You can experiment with lovemaking techniques that made you
blush decades ago. And you no longer need to lock the bedroom door against
nocturnal invasions by little ones seeking solace from a storm or
nightmares. And who says you have to confine your lovemaking to the bedroom?
The world's your oyster at age 50, so find someone to enjoy it with at
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