michaeld Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Asexuality and AVEN got a mention in Dear Abby: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/31/dear-abby-man-without-sex-is-that-reasonable/ If anyone is here through reading the Dear Abby column, I'd love to hear from you! Link to post Share on other sites
everywhere and nowhere Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Is now even the expectation to have no sex at 67 unreasonable??? Asexuality aside, for me such a preference is not surprising in any woman of such age. I'm not saying that elderly people should be desexualised and automatically expected to not have sex, but still: a great number of women at that age have zero interest in sex. Some people at that age may find sex physically challenging. Are now people expected to be sexually active until death?! Link to post Share on other sites
michaeld Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Nowhere Girl said: Is now even the expectation to have no sex at 67 unreasonable??? Asexuality aside, for me such a preference is not surprising in any woman of such age. I'm not saying that elderly people should be desexualised and automatically expected to not have sex, but still: a great number of women at that age have zero interest in sex. Some people at that age may find sex physically challenging. Are now people expected to be sexually active until death?! I think that's a very good point. Still I understand where the writer may be coming from. The very fact she's been single all her life might in itself be a turn off for many people (not saying that's right, but it's plausible). I think this is much less likely in the ace community - we all understand not wanting sex, and the isolation this can cause. Link to post Share on other sites
Homer Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 12 hours ago, Nowhere Girl said: Is now even the expectation to have no sex at 67 unreasonable??? I don't think that that's the point here. There are people who are sexually active at that age (and beyond). The mileage will vary of course, but it can still be a factor. Link to post Share on other sites
Janus the Fox Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 It’s ad-block pay walled for me hmm... Link to post Share on other sites
thylacine Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Interesting; good response from Dear Abby, too. Link to post Share on other sites
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