Yahoo - ever heard of HRT? For a lot of the women I talk to it seems to have a similar effect to Viagra. Maybe the apparent lack of sex drive comes down to the fact that that seems to be the prime reason for a relationship in the minds of a minority of men and that can really turn a woman off. there is also a higher level of impotence in men over fifty so both sexes are taking what they may see as a risk. I suppose it really depends what you want from a relationship. For me I would place more value on the emotional content than the physical, although if you can get both in one package then you really have hit the jackpot. Maybe THATS more of a female thing - and I've probably talked to more females than you have about that one!

I asked a male friend why this insistence on younger women and he came out with "why have a prune when you can have a plum" which at least was honest. The fact that prunes, on the whole are sweeter and better for you obviously hadn't occurred to him.