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Getting Older  

couple4bifem5 64M/58F  
5 posts
5/30/2017 10:17 am
Getting Older


Over this bank holiday weekend I've thought alot about getting older.

This was triggered by contact from a couple of friends who, for different reasons, are retiring. It occurred to me that I am in my later years, a thought I hadn't really unpicked before.

The two guys retiring, along with multiple others and I were once carefree early 20 somethings. None of us had commitments in terms of or mortgages. We all earnt reasonably well and spent most friday and saturday nights getting drunk together. We were in our "wild" phase. We tried alcohol and drugs in combination, experimented with threesomes and generally explored all that is available for the younger generation.

In those days I was healthier, despite my unhealthy lifestyle (the consequences of which I feel now), I was slimmer and I had a very different attitude to sex. I was learning and enjoyed discovering from those experiences. I fed both my mind and my body and life really was good. Surprising when I consider it was the early 80s and for many others unemployment delivered only stress and<b> depression. </font></b>But I was a bright young thing with a whole life to construct ahead of me.

Whilst opportunity abounded, it was steeped in competition. It was all about "pulling" the best or the most quirky. It was about earning the most, looking the hottest and partying the hardest. Those friday and saturday nights were wonderful, I have no regrets and I look back on them with fond, if foggy, memories.

Getting older has brought body aches and pains, some fatigue and some frustration at not being able to fit into the clothes I would love to wear.

It has also brought a greater understanding of how to give and receive pleasure without overthinking, a complete acceptance of those around me without filtering based on position, wealth or looks. I'm glad I have my wild days to look back on, I'm also glad I have more memories to make ahead of me.

Steve and I have a shared vision of physical pleasure, personal security and emotional harmony. We are able to share ourselves with others without fear of reprisals.

There are benefits to becoming older.

s2ndegree 65M
9800 posts
6/3/2017 10:59 am

I 'm sure you would have a completely different attitude had you
not been married.Single women profiles in the age
demographic of 50 to 65 is all I read.They read
like you describe your youthful days.Having common sense
has helped me avoid the pretense the internet
provides those who need to deceive others.

Using more than all the road!


JKD049 57M
62 posts
7/11/2018 6:46 am

With Age comes knowledge and experience, so growing older has its advantages?.


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