September 9, 2005 -- Henry Miller once said, Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation…the other eight are unimportant. Based on this belief and many other similar ones, the interest in sex, sexual behavior and sexual practices is the focus of endless research and study. Six years ago, AARP The Magazine commissioned the first nationwide sex study to focus on Americans from mid-life to old age—a group completely ignored in previous sex research.
“ What measures can we take to make our love life feel more spontaneous? ”
As a marital and sex therapist in private practice since 1985, columnist Sallie Foley uses her expertise to extend AARP’s article and study in this exciting new book, "Sex & Love for Grownups: A No-Nonsense Guide to a Life of Passion."
Questions like “How do you teach a grown man to kiss?” and “I want to use a personal ad to find someone, so how can I avoid meeting weirdos?” are just a taste of the thousands of requests for advice that annually flood the e-mail in-box at AARP The Magazine. Now, the most poignant and provocative of those questions have been collected and answered here, revealing what adults want to know about love, sex, and relationships age 40 and beyond.
Foley enlightens readers with the fact that many over 50 have great sex lives. One curious reader, married eight years, wants to know, “What measures can we take to make our love life feel more spontaneous?” Foley observes that too many people have a limited view of lovemaking leading to boredom and sexual doldrums. She is in favor of ratcheting up the excitement levels through new ways of caressing and being playful. In Sex and Love for Grownups, she makes specific suggestions that are couple pleasers without compounding the performance pressure. Sex for grownups should be fun at any age!
Sex & Love for Grownups thoroughly coaches adults in:
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Dating Etiquette
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The ABCs of Pleasure
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Making Love Last
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Wander Lust
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Deal Breakers
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And More!
Drawing on her yeas of experience as a sex therapist, Foley writes with honesty, accuracy and a subtle sense of humor that will comfortably answer the questions that many adults so often think about. Additionally, sprinkled throughout the book are sidebars, contributed by writers to tackle hot-button issues like older lovers, online dating and falling in lust again!
Often ignored or treated as a snore by sex surveys, people over 45 finally have the answers they’ve been waiting for! With all the exceptional features of Sex & Love for Grownups, whether you’re 22 or 92, this book belongs on the bedside table of every curious adult!
About the Author
Sallie Foley, M.S.W. is a marital and sex therapist in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and author of the “Modern Love” column in AARP The Magazine. A frequent lecturer on sexuality and relationships, Foley also teaches at the University of Michigan where, she reports, her students miraculously show up early for class on Human Sexuality. Foley is coauthor of Sex Matters for Women: A Complete Guide to Taking Care of Your Sexual Self.
http://www.sexmattersforwomen.com
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