Read some interesting articles about women in menopause, some of which talked about how women of that age have been affected by Viagra. The point was that many of them were upset about having to start having "a lot" of sex again when their husbands could get good erections again, or having sex at all when there was previously none. As if having sex with any reasonable frequency was unreasonable! Some quotes:
Viagra is giving older men a new lease on sex - but many wives are upset about it.
Wow, that confirms my perception of older women. Seems to match my wife perfectly.
Why should Viagra concern women? When women go through menopause, the hormonal changes they experience often lead to a drop in libido and less interest in sex. It's nature taking its course - just another phase in the female life cycle. It's the way we're built and programmed, biologically speaking.
Oh, so it's actually NORMAL and EXPECTED that I should conform to lower sexual frequency as we get older. Any wonder then that horny old men want younger women? This is so frustrating to read.
Viagra is marketed to aging men whose female counterparts are going through their own sexual crisis - menopause. These women want less sex but their partners now want more.
Ah, so it's implied that basically, as a rule, women want less sex as they go through menopause. Fits the statistics I've seen elsewhere.
Well, this certainly clears it up a bit for me. My problem is basically that I'm a man who's permanently and naturally on Viagra. And so I have all the problems that many couples have when the husbands starts taking Viagra. Probably an unfortunate result of being in excellent health, getting exercise, eating well, being of ideal weight (BMI 21). I'm in my late 50's and I still get unwanted erections at work, or other places, just thinking about sex or seeing someone attractive, pretty much like when I was a teenager.
Like my wife said out of exasperation about 20 years ago, "I hate the way you're always turned on and ready for sex." So that's really the main feeling of "rejection" I have -- there's just no "appropriate" place, situation, or person who appreciates me sexually. But I'm used to it.
And so I've developed a deep fascination with women who really enjoy sex, like they're almost too good to be true.
