Grannyknot
Hi Trudy, thank you for coming on Gransnet. I don't have any questions, I'm quite happy with my relationship and my body, my partner's and our desires. I just thought it would make a change hearing from someone in our age group who is entirely satisfied.
I do struggle with the way sex is portrayed in films and other media now,as compared to when I was young, because I feel that the boundaries of what is acceptable are constantly being pushed. Is there an answer to how that can be challenged in our society? (I don't think so, other than looking after one's own sensibilities). Just the other night, my husband and I looked at each other and simultaneously said "I can't watch this" and turned off a film we had been waiting to see for a while.
It is lovely to hear how happy you are with your relationship and your sex life; we tend to only say something when it’s going wrong!
However, it can sometimes be portrayed in the media as though there are no boundaries and for some this may be the case, but when I see someone with a sexual difficulty as a result of various media it is very sad.
Porn is probably the easiest to mention as I see a number of men who have got in to real difficulty as a result of excessive porn use, or poor body image and performance anxiety, believing they should be like the porn star in the movie!