Recent article in Psychology Today discusses sex and older couples (60+). Very interesting. Here are a few highlights ………….

• Older adults who have sex at least twice a month report greater happiness than those who abstain from partner sex, according to a study.
• Women in the study did not consider intercourse to be a major contributor to sexual satisfaction. Men missed intercourse more than women.
• Intercourse is often not as central to sex for older adults, but sex remains important late in life. There are many other ways to enjoy sex.

More specifically:

For women, the moves that brought the greatest satisfaction included: kissing, cuddling, hugging, mutual whole-body massage, and oral sex—but not intercourse. The men expressed a bit more nostalgia for intercourse, but otherwise concurred with the women’s erotic preferences.

Fortunately, when older couples—or lovers of any age—jettison intercourse, they can still enjoy marvelous sex by focusing on kissing, hugging, cuddling, mutual whole-body massage, and other types of play.

By age 60 or so, intercourse will probably become problematic, and you’re likely to decide to let go of it. That’s no big deal. Studies shows, among late-life adults, even without intercourse, sex remains fun, nurturing, and satisfying—and an important contributor to happiness and well-being.

                                          “Older Lovers.” Psychology Today (2001).