Myth 5

Once the Mere Sight of His Wife No Longer Arouses a Man, He Will Have Great Difficulty Making Love to Her

The older a man gets, the less likely he is to have an unassisted erection- in others words, to become erect merely by looking at this partner or another arousing female.  That does not mean he is not aroused or is not interested in making love to her. After aged 40 or 50, a man needs direct penile stimulation to get an erection. When mid-age men have difficulty making love, the cause is more often aging bodies, as men become more psychologically in tune with women, they also find their feelings have become a more important factor when it comes to sexual expression, something that may have happened to them rarely if at all when they were young.

Typically, young men are ready to go, despite the state of the relationship. The good news is that when mid-age men express those feelings rather than keeping them inside, they become more passionate.