tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post5955596444154402959..comments2023-07-20T03:25:34.929-07:00Comments on Naked at Our Age - Joan Price - Sex & Aging Views & News: "Friends with benefits" -- do we need a new term?Joan Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06423337694076541862noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-55678444999431067822016-01-06T08:27:57.161-08:002016-01-06T08:27:57.161-08:00I am a single late 60's white male. Have been ...I am a single late 60's white male. Have been divorced for 10 yrs living alone. I am just now beginning to look for a serious relationship with someone who does not have marriage in mind. I have been alone long enough it would be hard to adjust to anyone in my life full time. I am not saying there might not be that very special person out there who could change everything. At my age I have no desire to have meaningless sex with just anyone. Their has to be a click between us to spark interest and feelings before we jump into bed. There is a special friend that we get together a very few times a year because of distance and job. Yes we consider what we have Close Friends with Benefits. Who knows maybe some day one of us will run into someone who steals us away or distance becomes no problems. But as this time we choose to use the saying Close Friends until something better comes along in words. To me your suggestion of lover friends especially with our own kids could spark other suggestions of words that could cause problems between everyone. To me close means you are in a special category as being more than just regular friends but with no mention of the relationship being of a sexual nature. Just my ideas. We may be seniors but we sure aren't dead. We have worked all our lives and raised families so now its OUR time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337201318640936501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-82915612030637276912015-12-21T08:30:00.425-08:002015-12-21T08:30:00.425-08:00Sad this: "You deserve someone younger who ca...Sad this: "You deserve someone younger who can meet your needs." Then let her, help her find him; don't run off. Share! Read More Than Twodanhttp://lovesexgodblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-73874559364099829672015-12-11T05:00:21.444-08:002015-12-11T05:00:21.444-08:00As a sex surrogate, I see many men in their 50'...As a sex surrogate, I see many men in their 50's and 60's who have ED, especially with a partner. I try to teach them communication, vulnerability, how to deal with someone else's energy when they aren't used to it, relaxation, different creative approaches, and goal-free sex. I try to get through to them that sex is not about THE PENIS, but about pleasure and connection.Kendra Hollidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01854949040842771326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-63639116881341583892015-12-09T08:46:16.366-08:002015-12-09T08:46:16.366-08:00Cathie, you've brought up some questions that ...Cathie, you've brought up some questions that might be right for my Senior Planet Q&A column. Could you please email me at joan[atsign]joanprice[dot]com?Joan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423337694076541862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-35325515705166544692015-12-09T08:27:33.161-08:002015-12-09T08:27:33.161-08:00I am a single 71 year old white woman who has not ...I am a single 71 year old white woman who has not had sexual relationship in six years. I started a relationship with a man aged 74 who is very into giving oral sex. He also likes to talk dirty and the although I am NOT opposed to it I have never engaged in it and do not seem to be able to get the words out. Is there some place you could suggest for me to look for ways to start or practice? It also seems that he is too big for me in girth but not length and it makes it difficult to enjoy penetration. I have not known him very long but enjoy his company as he is intelligent and fun.Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423663054813535550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-72458488564430153932015-12-09T08:23:23.423-08:002015-12-09T08:23:23.423-08:00This is a situation I am presently dealing with al...This is a situation I am presently dealing with also. They just disappear I guess because they can't talk about it. But then I start to feel less than thinking perhaps I could have done more. Even though we discussed oral sex beforehandCathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423663054813535550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-6402314195035392712015-12-09T08:20:43.670-08:002015-12-09T08:20:43.670-08:00Good lord!...support groups?!?Good lord!...support groups?!?Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423663054813535550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-69691346294170345452015-12-08T10:05:08.327-08:002015-12-08T10:05:08.327-08:00Deb, I am very moved by this comment. Can you cont...Deb, I am very moved by this comment. Can you contact me at joan[atsign]joanprice[dot]com? I'd like to ask you something.Joan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423337694076541862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-43843671077909064072015-12-08T05:55:34.634-08:002015-12-08T05:55:34.634-08:00I am a 61 year old woman who had not been with a m...I am a 61 year old woman who had not been with a man for many years due to my husbands illnesses. I am single now and met the most wonderful 69 year old man. He was what I was looking for. Quiet, thoughtful before he spoke, kind, a musician. We loved to kiss and touch. We eventually ended up making love. He could get an erection but not maintain it. He was absolutely mortified. He felt the need to give me oral which was kind but not needed. He ended up disappearing from my life saying "you deserve a younger man who can meet your needs". No amount of talking could make him see otherwise. I am very sad now and wish we had just continued to kiss and cuddle. There are so many ways to be intimate...kissing, hugging, laying naked and massaging each other's bodies. I so wish he could have seen that his penis is not what I really wanted. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427497146705829885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-45748349597071135732015-11-26T03:21:19.115-08:002015-11-26T03:21:19.115-08:00I like Miriams's take on this subject. FWB doe...I like Miriams's take on this subject. FWB doesn't sound very intimate to me nor does it sound like actual friends. Being with someone for purely sexual purposes just doesn't work for me no matter how much I enjoy sex. For me, it has to be intimate. My former sex friend (and still very close personal friend) and I had some magical fun times for several years before we became physically intimate where we got to know each other quite well. We lived apart, saw each other infrequently and knew neither one of us was going to move to give a relationship a go. One day meeting for a lunch date we spontaneously kissed passionately within 2 seconds of seeing each other but it took another year before we had sex. We are just the greatest of friends. After this experience, I am even more certain the sexual act is less important than knowing I love my friend and that is what made the sex so great.....and yet, we really were only friends and understood that. To me, having a lover (a hookup or FWB) is the far lesser than being physically intimate with a friend. I also do understand how very different we all are. I suppose a term I take to would be "intimate friends". I'm coming to believe we should all be more physically intimate as I think we NEED touch beyond hugs or massages given by strangers. I'm 56. (sorry Joan, could not figure out how to use just my first name, Ken)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-28865538156447062572015-11-25T19:59:13.172-08:002015-11-25T19:59:13.172-08:00As I've mentioned before, I use "sex frie...As I've mentioned before, I use "sex friend" as a way to describe a very close friendship with someone with whom I also have sex occasionally. We both date others and know that the sex happens only when we're in between other love relationships. Sex Friend describes it quite literally for me. And everybody knows what I'm talking about. In my circle, FWB is a derogatory term, like, "Is that all you can get out of him?" Whereas Sex Friend -- because the younger hook up crowd doesn't use that term -- seems to garner more respect among my peers. Miriam age 62noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-41273722657606553562015-11-25T17:05:36.977-08:002015-11-25T17:05:36.977-08:00Tristan Taormino in Opening Up says in the US thin...Tristan Taormino in Opening Up says in the US things got started with marrieds with multiple partners among post WWII Flyboys who made tight pacts with fellow fly buddies to take care of their wives if they went down. In the Bible in Deuteronomy 25:5, some say there is a precedent for this.Danhttp://lovesexgodblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-74753350965466476002015-11-24T18:55:53.673-08:002015-11-24T18:55:53.673-08:00Every relationship is different. Friendship is bui...Every relationship is different. Friendship is built on an implied contract. The clearer that can be, the better, as long as room for growth and change are provided. Some friendships become sexual at various levels, some do not. Some create more intimacy (Not to be confused with sex) some do not. Some include sex as an expression of intimacy, some include sex as an expression of play and fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795860796800717263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-45316486601871731502015-11-24T18:48:20.404-08:002015-11-24T18:48:20.404-08:00Like to her some women point of view. How did the ...Like to her some women point of view. How did the FWB start? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-77695362321956371132015-11-24T15:54:57.403-08:002015-11-24T15:54:57.403-08:00FWB; Secondary; Same Time Next Year (month/week); ...FWB; Secondary; Same Time Next Year (month/week); Open; Poly; Poly Playful; Ethical Non-Monogamy; Expanding Our Marriage Bed; love, friendship, sex. Many terms.<br /><br />No person or couple does it or calls it by the same name. Yes, and being older--married or single--makes these questions far more relevant. It has for us at least; this last year; after a decade together, 68/65.<br /><br />We read a few books on this topic that slowly changed our traditional marriage as to love, sex, friends: Opening Up; More Than Two and Mating In Captivity. Spend some time reading here and you will get a look at how it is being done today and what people call it and where support groups are meeting on this each month to make sense of all this.Danhttp://lovesexgodblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-18276121110156680562015-11-24T02:43:50.611-08:002015-11-24T02:43:50.611-08:00Chris, 54yo.
FWB is a well embedded term for a rel...Chris, 54yo.<br />FWB is a well embedded term for a relationship that is ongoing as well as NSA. <br />I have a relation with a younger woman who firstly needs emotional support but also someone who understands her need for forceful 'punishment' by hand and flogger.<br />Nothing pleases her more than looking back in the mirror and see the marks all over her body.<br />Yet often she just needs a cuddle and listening ear what I also happily provide.<br />So we are friends, with no claim and benefits for both of us and believe the term needs no adjustment.<br /><br />I hope this helps with your assessment Joan. With love, Chris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-32545475383604659282015-11-24T02:43:48.351-08:002015-11-24T02:43:48.351-08:00I and most of those I'm intimate with call our...I and most of those I'm intimate with call ourselves plain 'lovers'. Have to say I really don't like FWB either as a term or as an explanation -- as well as lovers I have plenty of friends with a whole array of benefits!<br />So, my vote is for lovers -- does what it says on the packet ...honesteroticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691588278982000063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-34548224450715570652015-11-23T23:12:57.854-08:002015-11-23T23:12:57.854-08:00FWB describes it perfectly.
Dan 65FWB describes it perfectly.<br /><br />Dan 65Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-29476493457894144502015-11-23T21:09:43.052-08:002015-11-23T21:09:43.052-08:00I believe friends first is a very good idea. When ...I believe friends first is a very good idea. When I was younger it was thought that if you wanted to mess up a good friendship Have sex with them. I think at our age we are looking for a deeper relationship. Not a commitment but a friendship. And for me sex should always be a part of a close friendship. I believe that is why poly relationships do work. True friendship with a healthy sex life. Bob. 66yo.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568814.post-37722122319334824142015-11-23T20:27:15.271-08:002015-11-23T20:27:15.271-08:00More power to you if you can get your head around ...More power to you if you can get your head around a FWB relationship. I can't. To me being intimate should mean more than a fling in the sack. Call me old fashioned, prudish, whatever you want. I know this is all about us old folks defining our sexuality but I know that for me I need more. Jim 59Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650535711146450529noreply@blogger.com