Was holding off on throwing in on this one but some of the posts are just too sad.
Me, being a full on, serial, parallel, and all parts in between, cheater, if having sex in and out of relationships is what defines a cheater, is the last guy anyone serious about traditional aspects of marriage should listen to. But you know what the hell, here's the old In My Opinion, all general and in no particular order, just spit balling here:
- women lose their libido when their natural hormones start to drop off - could be a multitude of things, kids definitely contribute to this, but put it this way, as a guy ages his testosterone drops off too so there is that and be aware that time gets us all.
- kids - well its probably a straight line correlation # kids to less sex, what can anyone say (Chelsea Handler - kids, they're not that great) - disclaimer, I love my kids and grand kids but it definitely helped to change the last marriage when the kids came around.
- I have had the pleasure of being a FWB with a women in her 50's on estrogen supplements - guys if you can find one of these specimens they are unicorns of sexual desire - the danger is increasing estrogen can be a trigger for cancer so just as viagra is around for guys, for the love of all things holy where the fuck is that PINK PILL?
- And then in all this there is the change from lover to room mate and companion. Best I heard was from some old dude commenting, women change every 5-10 years so if you want to stay with them you need to learn to love them all over again and if you don't they will find someone who will. Sage comment, I didn't do that by the way. Mind you, all of us guys change too so one needs to think about this.
- which gets us to SP's love them all and thankfully they have been and no doubt always will be part of our lives. As an old guy now that thrill of the hunt still exists and the ever changing catalog of women available satisfies that desire.
- cost - you have to do the math based on your circumstances - I figure going out for a coffee every work day or more money a lunch is about 20 x $$'s for the month. Is that the cost of your pooning?
I have no answer, no magic button, nothing. But if anyone comes up with THE ANSWER, well that is worth a few million bucks!