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"How can old people get remarried if they can't have sex anymore?"
Two quotes from two very different friends of mine...and food for thought. Take the first one which seems to be a sensible stance on love that persists in the early years of a relationship as well as in the latter years. The second one, however, I can't seem to grasp. I mean, to believe the second line of thought is to say that one cannot have a relationship without sex, which I know to be untrue. Think of those beginning months of a relationship or those people (as rare as they are these days) that save that special intimacy for marriage. Surely they have a meaningful closeness, companionship, and chemistry that is exclusive of sex...at least initially. It also implies that once a couple is no longer able to have sex (assuming they live that long) that their relationship ceases, which would just be downright sad. There has to be a sense of companionship in a relationship for it to really work, doesn't there? And certainly don't get me wrong, I'm not by any means saying that sex is not important in a serious relationship, that would be ignorant, I'm just saying that a lasting relationship should be much more than that if it is expected to work.
Anyway, my two cents on the topic. Leave of comment with thoughts!
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