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How to Improve Your Sex Life as You Get Older
Sexual satisfaction doesn’t have to decline with age
Older people who are sexually active report better physical and mental health and higher enjoyment of life in general. Good health later in life can, in turn, encourage a more positive view of aging, which has been shown, in further turn, to boost well-being.
Now along comes a study that finds that a positive view of aging can actually lead to a healthier sex life.
Sounds like a worthy cycle to embrace.
“We know positive perceptions of aging can be really beneficial, but when they are negative, they can be really detrimental,” said the study’s lead author Hanamori Skoblow, a gerontologist and PhD candidate at the University of Missouri. “Negative perceptions of aging are linked to higher likelihood of cognitive decline, higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease and even shorter lifespans. We wanted to see how it would affect people’s sexual relationships. As expected, thinking positively about the way you age can also lead to a healthy sex life.”
The findings were based on questionnaires completed by 1,122 heterosexual couples over age 50 who were married or living together. The participants rated how much they agreed with statements like “with age comes physical decline.”…
