You're such an inspiration. Being almost 50 and hubby 52, it gives us great hope that thing will continue. My sex drive has gone into overdrive lately- I think it must be hormones. While hubby's isn't as high, he NEVER refuses when I approach him and like you, when we get to the bedroom, things really get heated up. THANKS!!

Wow What caused the overdrive. Hormone replacement? End of menopause? We are about the same age and my wife seems to be struglling with that right now. i did not know if there was anything i could do to help her.

I am not taking any replacement and haven't "officially" went through menopause. I have no clue what brought it on...
we just started trying new things- including toys, watching porn together, and using books for new ideas..
make sure there is nothing physical going on with your wife first of all!!
Good luck!!!

Thanks for the advice. She is officially in the middle of it. Which actually puts us both in the middle of it. I love her and do not want to offend or physically hurt her. I am just trying to gain some wisdom as to what I can do. And before anyone writes talk to her about it. I do, we have and continue to openly talk. but I like to hear from others who are or have walked that path.

I thought of something that we do also. I get the daily "Dr. Laura Berman's Passion Files." A lot of what shes writes about is for the younger generation however, she does have some great articles for us "more experienced" ones. It is a short article each day so you might want to check it out. It's free to susbscribe to also!! Good luck!

Thank you so much. I will look into that. Anything else you recal and would like to share is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful Day...

I will let you know if I have a brain flash! LOL

This is just our personal experience, and we certainly do NOT speak for everyone in our age group. But to answer your questions:
It is different than when we were younger, because there are no fears or insecurities. No worrying about pregnancies, or who might find out, or if you won't be "good enough", etc. etc. Thus it's easier to relax into it and enjoy without thinking of anything but the sensations. We're totally into each other. Orgasm is easier, because we both know what we like, and we tend to take more time to tease each other into that "OMG I HAVE to come" stage. For Michele, she tends to get more of those all-over body orgasms than she did when we were younger (back then they were more clitoral in nature), and I tend to last longer.
As for other things suffering, the house looks like hell because we don't spend as much time cleaning as we should, and I've made friends with Emu oil ointment to keep lower backaches at bay. We also tend to use lube more often than when we were younger, because Michele doesn't always get as moist as she used to no matter how horny she's feeling.

ITS THE BEST!