Sex and intimate relationships over 50 is no longer taboo! Women and men over fifty are downloading dating apps like Tinder and eHarmony at a rapid rate and, discovering a range of relationship outcomes. Of course while many are seeking platonic relationships and romance, there are those out there that are enjoying a smorgasbord of one night stands that they may have never experienced in their early life. By embracing internet technology, hooking up for friendship or sex has becoming so much easier..or has it?
Candace Bushnell, author of best selling book and TV series Sex in the City highlighted a key point recently during an interview with The Telegraph (London) “So what has changed? “Well, bars are still full of attractive, eligible men,” she flings back in her gravelly voice – the voice of a woman who has spent decades shouting over the music in hip Manhattan hot spots, “but the problem is that nobody is looking at each other anymore. Because if you’re going to hook up with someone, you’ve already made that arrangement online.”
“Sex and intimate relationships over 50 is no longer taboo”
The internet may just have resulted in over fifties reclaiming their sexuality. As one UK journalist recently observed “Many mature women are having the best sex they’ve ever had. As we get older, we gain confidence, and sex is an opportunity to express ourselves in a way we would not have dared in our earlier years.” Whatever the case, the results are clear – sex remains a part of our lives well into our seventies and the results are supported by a recent Manchester University study found that “more than half of men and almost a third of women over the age of 70 reported that they were still sexually active.”
We have researched a pool of available information and found the top seven things that you you should know about relationships. Our data is based on researcher Chrisanna Northrup’s work who interviewed more than 80,000 people from around the world to compile some quantitative data.
#1 Fact On Relationships as you age: Men are much more likely than women (48% vs. 28%) to fall in love at first sight.
#2 Fact On Relationships as you age: 33% more men than women around the world say it bothers them “a lot” that their significant other isn’t more romantic
#3 Fact On Relationships as you age: The richest couples surveyed were less likely to be happy than those with less money. In fact, couples who earn $20,000 or less argue less frequently than couples who earn $250,000 to $500,000.
#4 Fact On Relationships as you age: 57% of those in unhappy relationships still find their partner extremely attractive.
#5 Fact On Relationships as you age: More than 33% of men and women say they have watched a TV show or movie that affected them so much they considered breaking up.
#6 Fact On Relationships as you age: “A Good team mate doesn’t necessarily make a good partner” Those who put their partners in this category were most likely to describe their relationships as slightly unhappy.
#7 Fact On Relationships as you age: Nearly 60% of both men and women who were unhappy with their relationships say they would still be happy to spend eternity with their partners.
Ok so that’s the relationship advice….now onto the sex and intimate relationships over 50…
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