ABSTRACT
The good news is that there is scientific support for sexuality in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The bad news is that one in three couples stop being sexual between 60–65 and two in three between 70–75. A prime factor in successful sexuality with aging is valuing intimacy, pleasuring, and eroticism. There is no illness or disability which destroys sexual desire or the need for touch. Illness and disability alter sex function, but the couple can nurture desire. Sexual satisfaction can increase with aging, even as frequency and function become more variable. The couple take pride in “beating the odds” and embracing the Good Enough Sex (GES) approach. Sexuality with aging is more interactive, human, and genuine. All the good learnings about sexuality come to fruition with aging.
