Sex After Forty: The Best You Ever Had!
By Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
University of California at San Diego
(10/01/2011)
The title says it all – that, and your reaction of clicking through to find out the punch line of what most people think must be a joke. The best sex you ever had? After forty? Even living in the Viagra age, it’s quite a claim. It’s a claim that Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D, master clinician, backs up in his latest book, while explaining the biology and psychology of the middle years. Believe the myth that sexual function always decreases after you hit the big four-zero? Not true! This text guides you through the joys of intimacy you couldn’t begin to understand in your teens, the benefits of sex within a long-term committed relationship, and healthy adaptations as our bodies change and the years pass. Sex After Forty: The Best You Ever Had delves into the true character of middle years sexuality, and will provide you with the information you need to experience exactly what the title promises. The book includes the following topics:
• Developmental considerations as they relate to sexual and emotional intimacy
• The health benefits of a happy, sexual marriage
• Dealing with distractions
• Accepting changes while spicing it up!
• The fallacy of expected impotence About the Author: Calvin Colarusso, M.D.
Dr. Colarusso is a board-certified Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego, where he served for two decades as Director of the Child Psychiatry Residency Training Program. He is also a Training and Supervising Analyst in child and adult psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute and an internationally known lecturer to students, professionals, and the general public on many aspects of normal and pathologic development. His six books have been published in English, Korean, and Spanish. Seehttp://amzn.to/calcolarusso.
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Amazon Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars Helped save my marriage!, October 3, 2011
By Doug (Brooklyn, NY) -This review is from: Sex After Forty: The Best You Ever Had! (Kindle Edition)"This book is simply amazing. As a couple in our late 40's we've been through a LOT (highs and lows). As of lately it seemed we had hit a wall. We were constantly arguing and overly stressed from life happenings (work, bills, etc.) It had all greatly impacted our intimacy. I bought this book originally because the name stood out and I figured I've really got nothing to lose here. It was incredible from the very beginning. It pin-pointed many concerns I'd been having and gave incredible advice. The content was really easy to follow along with and absorb.""Since reading this book and having a much better understanding on things, my wife and I have rejuvenated our sex life and couldn't be happier. Our moods are lifted and we're closer than we've been in many years. It's almost like a second honeymoon! This time however, thanks to this book, I feel I have the tools and knowledge to keep it going! The section: Accepting changes while spicing it up! was a personal favorite and helped me develop a confidence I didn't know I had. It's really made things feel fresh and new all over again. It's almost like we're back in our 20's!""My hat is off to this author for composing a book targeting middle age and up. It's very well-written and I think anyone having issues in the bedroom or lack of intimacy will really appreciate the read. Highly recommended!"
4.0 out of 5 stars Light at the End of the Tunnel, October 11, 2011
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Chinmay Hota (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sex After Forty: The Best You Ever Had! (Kindle Edition)
Sex is often associated with youth, vigor, quick and fast. It is treated as if there is no tomorrow here. But researchers on sexual behavior beg to differ,"In the presence of good health the majority of people remain sexually functional and active on a regular basis until virtually the end of life." Shocking? May be, but true, despite the fact that midlife brings about substantial loss of youthful functions.Midlife ushers in rapid changes to one's body, psyche and the self-esteem. But accepting and adjusting to the new reality give a great boost to your way of thinking and sexuality. The author reassures, "the best sex you will ever have is mature, midlife intimacy, not the hormonally driven, bunny-rabbit-readiness of adolescence.Many myths related to mature level sexual behavior are systematically broken by the author, backed by his own and other researchers' findings. At the end you come to know that our folk wisdom and our way of thinking and behaving have a lot to do with our sexuality or lack of it at a mature age. But these self-negating myths can be countered with right kind of attitude of both the partners.As the body loses its sexual prowess with aging, other things should compensate the loss, to make sex after forty as pleasurable as twenty years ago. Late age brings in a wealth of experiences, all kinds of sexual experimentation and also the "capacity to care for your partner".This book promises you light at the end of the tunnel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome book, October 3, 2011
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This review is from: Sex After Forty: The Best You Ever Had! (Kindle Edition)This book is awesome and very informative.I am amazed with this book and i would definitely recommend this book to everyone and sure it will be useful for your life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A whole new insight into sex in later years, October 3, 2011
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Having turned forty just ten years ago, I had always wondered why the best years of my life between the sheets did not begin until I met a woman two years younger than me when I was 42. I thought our fantastic sex life was down to her and the chemistry we had between us.
When we finished a few years back I thought that was it! Having read this kindle I now know that my wisdom and more positive way of looking at life actually is behind a strong and ever stable desire for sex. This kindle explains why and how you can keep that flame burning well beyond your 40th year and experience a strong libido in later life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great info for people under 40, October 3, 2011
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I've got about a year and a half before I turn 40, but I'm having issues in the sex department... much to my husband's chagrin. I thought that maybe this book might be a help because I'm willing to try just about anything. I did learn that a lot of my own problems may just be a biological part of aging. This is a short guide that you can read in one sitting and explains the why of it all. It also tell you that any issues you have are normal and that even though it responds slower... your equipment will work!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Helped save my marriage!, October 3, 2011
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This book is simply amazing. As a couple in our late 40's we've been through a LOT (highs and lows). As of lately it seemed we had hit a wall. We were constantly arguing and overly stressed from life happenings (work, bills, etc.) It had all greatly impacted our intimacy. I bought this book originally because the name stood out and I figured I've really got nothing to lose here. It was incredible from the very beginning. It pin-pointed many concerns I'd been having and gave incredible advice. The content was really easy to follow along with and absorb.Since reading this book and having a much better understanding on things, my wife and I have rejuvenated our sex life and couldn't be happier. Our moods are lifted and we're closer than we've been in many years. It's almost like a second honeymoon! This time however, thanks to this book, I feel I have the tools and knowledge to keep it going! The section: Accepting changes while spicing it up! was a personal favorite and helped me develop a confidence I didn't know I had. It's really made things feel fresh and new all over again. It's almost like we're back in our 20's!My hat is off to this author for composing a book targeting middle age and up. It's very well-written and I think anyone having issues in the bedroom or lack of intimacy will really appreciate the read. Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book That Made Sex Life Better, October 2, 2011
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As my wife and I have gotten older we began to have concerns that our sex life would decline, little did we know then that we would have such a great love life. Sex After Forty: The Best You Ever Had! Is a great book that covers a wide range of topics and clears up some myth's we had. The book was easy to read and didn't have a lot of jargon it. We really enjoyed reading the book and once you read it I'm sure you'll agree too! Thanks to this book we are now having the best sex of our lives.senior sex
