Day 7: Do you think they still do it?

Joe and I play lots of games that we make up (we laugh a lot).  We have our Walmart greeter identifications (how old are they and how long have they been here or did someone forget to pick them up on the way out?), the name that music artist one and of course the ever popular "do you think they still do it."  It's not that we are obsessed with sex (maybe we are a little) but we do like to talk about others and their potential habits.


We play this game everywhere (no equipment to carry along, very low tech): the restaurant, the beach, Walmart, anywhere there are couples (of any kind and any age).  I think that maintaining a healthy and playful sex life is vital to everyone but especially to those over 50. We can most  easily see who is still doing it  (or at least we think so) according to our rules of our game.


We look first at how they dress:  do they still care about their appearance (this is a big one, no pun intended).  Then we look at the physical proximity of the couple, do they touch at all (hand holding, nearness, etc.), do they look at each other when they talk? And finally, do they look vital?  Vitality is a key concept.  Does sex make you vital or is it simply that vitality makes you want to have sex?


Either way, it is evident to us that a lot of people, especially in our age group, are demonstrating a sexual disinterest in their partners.  Sometimes we worry when we see a couple and we both agree that "one" of them is having sex.  It is easy to drift apart as we get older. Our outward attractiveness is weaning (that has to be a pun!) and since our sexual habits are driven by our self concepts...


So, do you want to be happy?  Be sensitive to your significant other.  Remember what your partners were like when they were younger? Please tell me you can remember back that far, if not fantasize, that works too!  Remember also that inside our heads, we are younger or capable of feeling  younger,  make them believe you do  and it will "rub off" on you. Touch, touch, touch; don't walk by without a caress; look at each other and really "see them", smile, get vital! And you too can be happy... like me!