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“Birthday Sex is Not a Present,” Said My Sixty-Seven Year Old Friend
No, Honey, that is not a gift for both of us
“I want to try with someone who loves me enough to try with me. I want to grow old looking at the same face every morning. I want to grow old looking at the same face every night at the dinner table. I want to be one of those old couples you see still holding hands and laughing after fifty years of marriage. That’s what I want. I want to be someone’s forever.” — Rachel Gibson –The Trouble With Valentine’s Day
No Longer A Gift
I was doing my good deeds. For forever, I have been helping those who can not run errands by themselves. I pick them then drive them to stores. Help them in and out of the car. Carry their purchases and become an all-around helper. After a while, you make friends.
One of the older women has a birthday coming up. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She told me what she did not wish for her birthday. She has been married to the same man for over forty years. When they were younger, one of her “presents” had been an all-day wild sex session. The sex as a birthday present popped up a few times during their marriage. She relished every one of those days. The sex focus was a present for both of…
