Retirement Is A Great Time for More & Better Senior Sex

In the financial brochures, retirement is described as that time of life when seniors can “pursue hobbies,” “travel widely,” and “enjoy their golden years.” Pictures show a couple sitting (often apart), watching the setting sun. Doesn’t sound very sexy, does it? It sounds kind of boring to me.

Retirement is a good time to reinvent your sex lives!

In reality, retirement can be a great opportunity for couples to do a “sex restart” and get their sexual groove back. During the working years, sex may have become boring or routine for couples. The stress of work may have caused their sex lives to be reduced to an occasional quickie before collapsing into an exhausted sleep.

Retirees typically have more energy, time, and travel opportunities than they did during their working lives. This opens up more options for great sex!

Seniors Have More Energy for Sex After Retirement

Working full time, especially as a senior, can be exhausting. The bulk of a senior’s energy may be used up at work, leaving little left for sex.

Nothing kills libido as much as feeling exhausted. Due to the lack of energy, sex on weekday evenings may have completely disappeared. If one partner suggested sex, the other may have responded with “Sorry, I’m too tired.”

Convert extra energy into sexual energy

After retirement, the stress, and energy dedicated to a job disappears. Seniors have more energy to give to other areas of their lives, including enjoying their sexual life. With more energy, a desire for sex returns, and a sexual relationship that had been stagnant can be rekindled.

Why not use some of that extra energy for sex?

Seniors Have More Time for Sex After Retirement

Working full-time takes a lot of time. It takes considerable time to commute to and from work, then spend 8 hours at work, plus a lunch hour.

By the time the workday is over, there is little time left for other things. The priority often goes to household chores (like making dinner) that must be completed. Sex can take a back seat to chores and errands, with time for sex only on weekends, if then.

More time can equal more sex.

With retirement and the end of work comes an abundance of time. Not only is there an increase in the amount of free time, but there are also now times of the day free for sex that were not options before.

In retirement, you can have sex any time of the day – morning, afternoon, and evening are all options. Sometimes for seniors, morning and afternoon are the best times for sex. Seniors typically have more energy at those times than in the evening.

Seniors Have More Travel Options for Sex After Retirement

Since they have more energy and time, seniors typically have more travel options. They can travel during the week when most people are at their jobs.

Although cruises and overseas travel are options for those with greater income, travel doesn’t have to be a long distance. My wife and I enjoy frequent one or two-night trips within easy driving distance of our home.

So what does travel have to do with sex? Spending the night in a hotel can spark sex. “Vacation sex” is a commonly understood phenomenon. Being in a different location, with privacy and a comfortable room, can lead to an exciting sexual encounter.

Plan for a sexy time when you spend a night in a hotel.

When my partner and I spend a night in a hotel room, I often find she’s brought along some sexy lingerie, some electronic candles, and a favorite sex toy or two. Guess what she was thinking about as she considered spending a night in a hotel? Sex, that’s what!

Retirement Brings New Options that can Reinvent Sex

The increased energy, abundant extra time, and travel options after retirement can lead to a renewal of a couple’s sexual life. Where sex had become routine and sporadic during working life, it can now become interesting and exciting again.

I encourage couples approaching retirement to think about how their sex lives can change for the better after they retire. I encourage couples who have already retired to think and talk about how they might be able to break old habits and revitalize their sex lives.

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