Does sex get better with age? This senior sex therapist thinks so
A recent study found that if you expect great sex after midlife, you're more likely to get it. Here's advice for seniors for how to make the most of your love life.
by Andrea Muraskin
May 06, 2023
4 minutes
A lot of people anticipate enjoying their golden years – but what does that look like? Time for hobbies, travel, spoiling your grandkids? What about great sex?
A study published last month in The Gerontologist looks at how well our sexual expectations match up with reality over time.
As part of the MIDUS (Midlife in the US) study, hundreds of partnered adults ages 45 and up were asked to rate how satisfying they expected their sex lives to be 10 years in the future. Researchers then checked in with the participants a decade later.
Their findings seem to demonstrate the power of
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