Anybody know the stats on libidos by age groups. I was just kind of womdering if young women actually skew the libido curve, that over about 35, the % of LD's is far higher then the overall rate. Maybe HD women over 35 are RARE.
I have no idea about the general population but I think we have a range of HD women on the board. We only have a few LD posters, period, so it would be hard to come up with any kind of statistic on it.
My anecdotal experience has been that younger women really aren't all that much more HD than older ones. They simply have more relationships--and go through them faster--than a married woman who is monogamous. Once you take the infatuation sex maniac stage out of the picture, I imagine it would stack up like any other age group. That is, if the younger women you were sampling were married, they would likely be similar to their married counterparts.
If you are looking for a magical age when your wife's libido kicks it into high gear, I don't know if that exists! Anyone have any good studies to prove/disprove that theory?
CeMar I was always under impression that women reach their sexual peak after turning 30. Being former LD woman and 29 I'm just starting to get there baby! I am looking forward exploring and building my sexuality like there is no tomorrow. Last night's sex with SBXH definitelly helped gotta learn those new positions....
Actually women peak sexually at a later age than men do. Not sure why exactly that this is...but I have a hunch that it comes with the hormones prior to menopause. The older I get (now 37) the more sexually confident I become...and the more interested in sex as well. From speaking with my close circle of female friends I can tell you this is also true with them. I find it interesting as a matter of fact that ALL of my close girlfriends are HD in their relationships...every single one of them...and all of them are within a year or two of my age.
I don't know what information that provides you...but I thought I'd see if it sticks.
The experience with my wife was similar to yours until about 40 - ie pretty high drive until 40 then very rapid decline after that. By 43 there was no drive at all with no further change for the past 7-8 years.
I am also told that my wife's friends are pretty much in the same boat.
Hope this is not a generalized phenomenon - I suspect it is not, however, it seems to stand to reason that hormonal changes past 40 are likely to lessen rather than increase libido.
The important thing from my difficult experience as the HD'r (husband), is for the HD'r to understand what is happening to your wife during this time and for the wife to be both open about her feelings and sensitive to the needs of her husband. These are not easy tasks.
yeah, you gotta read my threads....don't even know what limbo land I"m in. I guess the last thread "not waiting anymore" is going to explain where I am at now. Feel free to comment, haven't had much of it lately.
CeMar
the study I'm referring to in my previous post was done by a professor from University of Chicago. Not sure where it was published but I read about it in the November issue of Self magazine (try to look it up on self.com) - interesting that it was the first article on sex that I ever bothered to really read after the bomb. I pulled it out for my SBXH to read but he never did. Found it just now where he left it 3 months ago - in the bedside table drawer. He told me after the bomb that he used to look at the magazines that I was getting in the mail (I keep them in the bathrooom as the reading material ) and how he was hoping that I would read them and get the idea of what he wanted me to do. How sad for me that it took the bomb to get me to do it. Now I'm reading everything about sex that I can put my hands on.
I think that physically the peak in their 30's, but I saw one book that said that the womens potential for the best sex of their lives occurs in their 60's, provided of course they are HD. If they are not HD, they won't be having sex in their 60's (or virtually none).
P.S., I am still wondering if anyone has STATISTICS for the % of LD/HD females at various ages. Let say the age group 40-50, are they 90% LD, 50% LD, 75% LD? Maybe even the % that are ND?
CeMar Being in the health field I can tell you that once you get to age 60 and you're female there are several bodily "malfunctions" that occur (dryness being the biggest). A lot of women will be self conscious and shy away from sexula activities not wanting to admit to the flaws. I guess in the nurturing and open (as in full of understanding not "swingers") R that can be addressed and easily remedied.
I guess my wife age prematurely. Her body starting making changes before 35. My wife and I are 45, but she acts like she is 70, and I feel like I am 30. She even complains that it is not fair, she changes will I do not. To her though, understanding is to accept her the way she is, NOT try to find solutions that will help the problem.
I am looking forward exploring and building my sexuality like there is no tomorrow. Last night's sex with SBXH definitelly helped 
gotta learn those new positions.... 