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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are retired. We wake up together each morning, [b]some mornings we have sex[/b], then coffee on the deck. We work out together every day and do various chores around the house. Sometimes we have sex in the afternoon after our workout and lunch.

We take a lot of classes, walk and hike a lot, spend time with our grandkids, and we’ve started to travel a bit as Covid eases and intend to travel a lot more in the coming years. We really enjoy being together and it is like a second honeymoon for us. The sacrifices of our working years have definitely been worthwhile in our estimation. 
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That is an odd detail to include.[/quote]
I don’t think it’s odd at all. This is what the couple does. Sex can be important to a couple. My feeling is that over the course of a marriage and a lifetime, sex deepens and tightens a relationship. It can be one part of the web that holds couples closely together.  Sex can be good physically and emotionally. The fact that the poster mentions it seems to show an existing closeness (maybe even  a certain friskiness as the couple ages…good for them!).  I would think that every loving couple aspires to an intellectual, an emotional and, if their health allows, a physical connection. This makes very good sense to me and I admit I hope I, too, can be there someday.[/quote]

You forgot to mention you both take Viagra [/quote]

No need for viagra for either of us. I didn’t realize they make it for women also now.

I’m surprised people are commenting on the sex part of what I wrote above. Isn’t retirement for doing the things you didn’t have as much time for when you were working? We spend a lot of time walking, reading, gardening, doing a few sports we like, taking classes, going to museums, having coffee together in the mornings, and yes, having sex together- all things we have more time for now than when we were working.

Because of work, we spent a lot of time apart during our working lives and now we are happy to be together every day, and every night, too. We love each other and still love being together, even after 35+ years. I really don’t think it’s all that unusual for a long time married couple to enjoy being together. 
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