Aging disgracefully

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Thank You for sharing

[Rogie]

Nonetheless, should a man of seventy still be involved in the carnal aspect of the human comedy? '

The affair written about started eight years before when the chap reminiscing would have been 62 and the 'girl' 24. The fact it is on-going is certainly remarkable, especially as the affair is 'passionate' so presumably involves that crazy little thing called love rather than just being a mutually convenient relationship.

This can happen in the west if the much older man is rich and famous, or just simply rich - otherwise most unusual, especially if that crazy little thing called love exists for real. In Thailand the same, but here the ‘richness quotient’ is a lot lower. No need for the man to be rich, he just needs to demonstrate he can afford to share the things in life that the young Thai man or woman couldn’t partake of otherwise.

How might we react to a friend or acquaintance who is in danger of making a fool of himself by chasing a much younger man? Certainly in Thailand and other south-east Asian countries, no doubt most of us would be happy to see our friend, provided he was known to err on the side of caution, trying his luck with whoever he fancied. Much as it might make for a good story, I hazard it isn’t nice wincing later on when you hear from said friend he’s had a bad experience, one that he might well have avoided had he talked to you about it beforehand or been a regular reader of a message board such as this one.

But what can I do about the fact that, as far as I can tell, nothing, nothing is put to rest, however old a man may be?'

I am assuming this is a reference to a man's perception of his sexuality, although it could be referring to memory of course.
I can’t recall the name of the person who said this, but it doesn’t matter as it makes a lot of sense and would apply to many men I would think – the confession that advanced age (whatever that means!) removes, or at least dilutes, the sex urge. Whoever I recall saying that regarded it as a blessing.