Adults-Older People

Sexuality and Relationships

There are no age barriers to sex and loving – being sexual is part of what makes us human.

Sadly, many older people come up against the idea that sex is only for the young and this it is not OK to show interest in the sensuous side of loving – that for older people to enjoy love making is somehow ‘dirty’ or that lovemaking no longer has any meaning because they cant still have children.

Sex can be important part of relationships, bring pleasure, intimacy, personal fulfilment and fun. Older people are just as capable of loving passionately and tenderly as younger people. Some older people say that sexual intimacy can bring new, unexpected pleasures – for example when there is less pressure to ‘perform’ or they are no longer afraid of pregnancy.