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The New Love and Sex After 60

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I hate to see this book represented by 1 reviewer giving it 1 star. I teach in a gerontology program and I found this book very useful in preparing my class on sexuality. The most important message I got from this book is that sex after 60 is normal and natural, but different from sex earlier in life. One point I did not see in my other reading--there is a discrepancy in the number of men and women that increases with age so that by age 85, there are 41 men for every 100 women. I have read many proposed solutions to this, all assuming that men have an innate lower life expectancy than do women. Dr. Bulter's approach is that men need to learn to take better care of their health so that they live longer. This was the most positive, pro-male solution I have read.

"The New Love and Sex After 60" is a well written and helpful book. There is no question that older men and women may want to remain sexually active much longer than might have been supposed. The authors explain some of the normal changes brought about by aging and changing relationships. They also discuss possible issues brought about by illness. The tone throughout is upbeat and positive and the authors offer practical advice for maintaining a healthy intimate relationship. It's probably time for another revision that would cover a few more recent developments in medicine but this book is still worth reading.

People my age have an increasing amount of information about sex and romance, but certainly not enough. So much info in this area is geared to the 25-45 market.

THE NEW LOVE AND SEX AFTER 60, however, is a very good resource for us who face both the challenges and opportunities of life after 60 or 70.

It's not as sexy or warm as SEASONED ROMANCE or GRANDPA DOES GRANDMA, but I found it chock-filled with interesting and even inspirational material. Just having Dear Abby do a promotional paragraph is an eye-opener.

Robert N. Butler and Myrna I. Lewis are to be commended for fueling the fire amongst us golden oldies!

For anyone turning 50 and beyond, this wonderfully presented book by Butler and Lewis provides the evidence that there is indeed "sex after 60" and offers information and guidance on having a satisfying sex life in later years. As a family therapist and life coach, I have conversations with people who are either afraid of getting older or are in the grips of the aging process and faced with many of the issues of aging and sexuality which this important book addresses. As we grow older, it is obvious that our bodies go through changes; but that is true of children becoming teenagers as much as women going through menopause or men needing viagra. Since changes are inevitable, we need guidance and reassurance about how to best cope with the changes and find ways to experience pleasure and joy, no matter what age.

I am using the Butler/Lewis book as an important resource for my own book which I am writing, also on issues of aging and ageism. As a woman approaching 70 myself, I can attest to the fact that sex after 60 can be wonderful and pleasurable. I'm thrilled that there are books like this available to the baby-boomers and even younger, so that we can all approach aging with delight and enthusiasm, not dread. Butler and Lewis have offered us an important document, as well as guidance, on what is true and NOT true about sex after 60. Their message is also my message: "life can be rich and full at any age." All I have to say about that is "WOOHOO"!

I'm a man over 70, and I can tell you that this book is on point in so many ways.

For too long there weren't books like this one or Seasoned Romance, All Night Long, Amazing Sex After 60, Sexy After 60, or Sex in the Golden Years that focused on the needs and desires of a senior male, as well as women. Things are different for all of us, for sure, but lovemaking can still be pretty damn good for us too, and it is reassuring to know what other men have gone through.

These are such great books if you desire intimacy and passion, regardless of your age or gender. So are the other books I mentioned.

So get back in the proverbial saddle and have all the great seasoned sex you desire!

I just turned 51 and am now single. For anyone turning my age or older, this is a wonderful, hope-giving book!

Butler and Lewis have spotlighted the fact that life isn't over at my age, nor is it over when I reach 60, 70, or...!

The same person who pointed me to this book told me about Dr. Ruth's Sex After 50: Revving up the Romance, Passion & Excitement! (The Best Half of Life), as well as Jeoffrey and Renee Powell's Seasoned Romance, Book One: Ten surprising interviews with age 60-plus men and women who reveal candid, often-intimate details about their secrets for loving, long-term relationships (Volume 1).

Before reading these books, I'm afraid I was on the brink of buying into the idea that seniors often reach the point that sex isn't worth the bother.

That has changed for me. I look forward to having a satisfying sex life in later years. And I appreciate the authors that I've mentioned in helping me to be hopeful!

The knowledgeable reader who may recently have discontinued HRT and is looking for hard data re. resulting physiologic and sexual changes is unlikely to find much useful here.

If a person is very very liberal, this book may not be troublesome for that person. I tend to be conservative, so I did have trouble with this book. I was just about to turn 60 when I ordered this book. I was worried about my age, etc. I didn't need to worry about that, or anything else. Some experts say that late middle-age ends at 70 years old. Example: "Late Middle Age: (Ages 55 to 70). For other experts that age may be later on. This book did not help me. I feel that some of this book goes against God's will.