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Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by Sutured: 1:26pm On Dec 13, 2018
If you are looking for the secret to a happy retirement, cancel the tickets for that world cruise.

The key to contentment in later life may be as simple as having sex every fortnight.

Life is significantly more enjoyable if you have an active love life, according to a study of almost 7,000 people with an average age of 65.

For men, having sex at least twice a month can lead to happiness, while women are more interested in kissing and the emotional closeness of sleeping with their husband or partner.
Researchers led by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge found older people were far happier if they had made love in the last 12 months, which could be down to feelings of post-coital 'bliss' or the benefits of the exercise involved.

Lead author Dr Lee Smith, an exercise expert at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said: 'There is a misconception that older people are not interested in sex, but it is important and can reduce their risk of heart problems and early death. We found sex can improve people's enjoyment of life.

'The findings suggest it is the tenderness and closeness which is more important to women than the sex itself. It is the pre-intimacy and the intimacy driving their enjoyment of life, whereas men seem to want to have sex at least twice a month.'

The research is based on questionnaires given to 6,879 people over the age of 50 about their sex lives over the past year.

Their contentment was measured based on how strongly they agreed with statements such as 'I enjoy the things that I do' and 'On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness'.

The results show men enjoy their lives less when they are worried about their loss of libido or that they are not having sex enough.

Unlike men, women are not less happy when they are having less sex, but their contentment is increased by feelings of emotional closeness which come from sex, as well as kissing and being touched.

The study, published in the journal Sexual Medicine, states: 'During sexual activity or at the time sexual intercourse is at its peak, there is a release of endorphins, which generates a happy or blissful feeling after sex.

'Moreover, those who engage in sexual intercourse with their partner are likely to share a closer relationship, and indeed closeness to one's partner has been shown to be associated with wellbeing.'

Experts also suggest that sex may produce the same physical and psychological benefits as other types of exercise.

People do have less sex from their fifties onwards, as previous studies have shown, but co-author Dr Sarah Jackson, from University College London, said: 'If encouraging and supporting people to continue to enjoy a healthy sex life in old age could help to boost wellbeing, there may be benefits both for the individual and for the sustainability of health services.'

In a new phenomenon of dating apps, however, the number of old people being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections is at an all-time high.

The number of diagnoses in over-65s in England rose 14 per cent from 1,411 in 2016 to 1,608 in 2017.

Being able to switch sexual partners quickly and meet strangers on the internet means people are more likely to spread infections before they get diagnosed, experts have warned.

More>> http://sutured.com/blog/

Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by LuciferRedeemer: 1:40pm On Dec 13, 2018
Sutured:
[s]If you are looking for the secret to a happy retirement, cancel the tickets for that world cruise.

The key to contentment in later life may be as simple as having sex every fortnight.

Life is significantly more enjoyable if you have an active love life, according to a study of almost 7,000 people with an average age of 65.

For men, having sex at least twice a month can lead to happiness, while women are more interested in kissing and the emotional closeness of sleeping with their husband or partner.
Researchers led by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge found older people were far happier if they had made love in the last 12 months, which could be down to feelings of post-coital 'bliss' or the benefits of the exercise involved.

Lead author Dr Lee Smith, an exercise expert at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, said: 'There is a misconception that older people are not interested in sex, but it is important and can reduce their risk of heart problems and early death. We found sex can improve people's enjoyment of life.

'The findings suggest it is the tenderness and closeness which is more important to women than the sex itself. It is the pre-intimacy and the intimacy driving their enjoyment of life, whereas men seem to want to have sex at least twice a month.'

The research is based on questionnaires given to 6,879 people over the age of 50 about their sex lives over the past year.

Their contentment was measured based on how strongly they agreed with statements such as 'I enjoy the things that I do' and 'On balance, I look back on my life with a sense of happiness'.

The results show men enjoy their lives less when they are worried about their loss of libido or that they are not having sex enough.

Unlike men, women are not less happy when they are having less sex, but their contentment is increased by feelings of emotional closeness which come from sex, as well as kissing and being touched.

The study, published in the journal Sexual Medicine, states: 'During sexual activity or at the time sexual intercourse is at its peak, there is a release of endorphins, which generates a happy or blissful feeling after sex.

'Moreover, those who engage in sexual intercourse with their partner are likely to share a closer relationship, and indeed closeness to one's partner has been shown to be associated with wellbeing.'

Experts also suggest that sex may produce the same physical and psychological benefits as other types of exercise.

People do have less sex from their fifties onwards, as previous studies have shown, but co-author Dr Sarah Jackson, from University College London, said: 'If encouraging and supporting people to continue to enjoy a healthy sex life in old age could help to boost wellbeing, there may be benefits both for the individual and for the sustainability of health services.'

In a new phenomenon of dating apps, however, the number of old people being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections is at an all-time high.

The number of diagnoses in over-65s in England rose 14 per cent from 1,411 in 2016 to 1,608 in 2017.

Being able to switch sexual partners quickly and meet strangers on the internet means people are more likely to spread infections before they get diagnosed, experts have warned.

More>> http://sutured.com/blog/[/s]

Masturbate once a day.

Simple.

Stop misleading people.


*spits angry
Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by Nwaikuku2(m): 1:49pm On Dec 13, 2018
LuciferRedeemer:


Masturbate once a day.

Simple.

Stop misleading people.


*spits angry
You and Op just gave free ticket on how to contact AIDS and other sexual diseases before clocking 70
Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by LuciferRedeemer: 1:52pm On Dec 13, 2018
Nwaikuku2:
You and Op just gave free ticket on how to contact AIDS and other sexual diseases before clocking 70


HIV / AIDS from masturbation? undecided undecided




I spit forcefully on your empty skull. angry
Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by Nwaikuku2(m): 2:09pm On Dec 13, 2018
LuciferRedeemer:



HIV / AIDS from masturbation? undecided undecided




I spit forcefully on your empty skull. angry
It's your empty and good for nothing head that deserve huge and smelly vomits. Your mate are busy massaging money while you're busy massaging dick. SHAME
Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by LuciferRedeemer: 2:15pm On Dec 13, 2018
Nwaikuku2:
It's your empty and good for nothing head that deserve huge and smelly vomits. Your mate are busy massaging money while you're busy massaging dick. SHAME

People who talk / type like this are usually broke.



So because you cannot offer a valid explanation how masturbation can lead to HIV/AIDS, you want to deviate from the subject matter? grin



Once, again, I spit yellow catarrh on your empty skull. angry
Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by MrNipplesLover(m): 3:51pm On Dec 13, 2018
yellow catarrh?! grin grin grin grin

funny people dey NL. grin
Re: Want To Be Happy In Your 70s? Have Sex Once A Fortnight, Researchers Say by Nwaikuku2(m): 8:49pm On Dec 13, 2018
LuciferRedeemer:


People who talk / type like this are usually broke.



So because you cannot offer a valid explanation how masturbation can lead to HIV/AIDS, you want to deviate from the subject matter? grin



Once, again, I spit yellow catarrh on your empty skull. angry
Kikikiki My quotes pain you tire! i can see the real problems you're suffering from; masturbation, yellow catarrh..... Spew more please!

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