Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Senior Sex Movie
Finally found a movie with an ongoing theme of senior sex (not just a short bit) and it was a comedy!?! Oh my! Oh well! I guess something is better than nothing.
Meet the Fockers casts Barbra Streisand as the senior sex therapist mother of one of the characters. A senior sex therapist. What the heck is that? Is there any science that supports specific interventions that a senior sex therapist might initiate? I'll bet there isn't.
Should there be? Well, I see no reason why not. The recent survey of senior sexual behavior published last August in the New England Journal of Medicine got more than a few notices in the mainstream media, but was it respectful? Was it reported with a bit of discomfort? Is anyone truly comfortable with images of their mother or grandmother with her heels in the air squealing with delight? I don't know.
You can type "senior sex therapy" into your search box and find an article like this one. It's a good article, but notice how much of it is aimed at correcting physical ailments that curtail sex and how little is about the emotional/relational components. I suspect that says as much about the current state of knowledge as it does any conscious decision of what to report on.
Anyone know where to get one of those mats they used in the movie?
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By "mats," do you mean the wedge-shaped cushion? That's the Wedge from Liberator -- here's my affiliate link to Liberator's website: http://www.liberator.com/aff.php?ID=joanprice&L=15
My husband and I love the Wedge! It's great for bad backs and just for comfort in many positions.
> notice how much of it is aimed at correcting physical ailments that curtail sex and how little is about the emotional/relational components. I suspect that says as much about the current state of knowledge as it does any conscious decision of what to report on.
I think it's also because for many, it's easier to say, "We can't have good sex because of X and Y ailments" than to admit the gnawing distance that many couples experience in a long-term relationship, or not knowing how to communicate new needs or desires.
Nice to discover your blog -- I'll explore further! I hope you'll visit mine, which is also about senior sex.
Joan Price
author of Better Than I Ever Expected: Straight Talk about Sex After Sixty (http://www.joanprice.com/BetterThanExpected.htm)
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