An occasional but regular blog topic is sex and aging. Probably no one write about it better than Joan Price, and she is the award-winning blog and book, Naked at Our Age, to prove it. Joan just announced that she was named one of the top ten sex bloggers on the Internet.

There aren't too many open and honest voices about mature adults and sexuality. First of all, older adults–those who came into maturity before the "Sexual Revolution" or who sat it out due to little things like marriage or fighting in the Vietnam War (I'm being facetious)–are often embarrassed to talk about sex. Second, a lot of people actually believe that we lose the capacity to have sex as we age!

Not true. As you can learn from Joan, it is possible to keep exploring relationships and sexuality into late adulthood. You might have to adjust your expectations or learn to love other forms of sexual play, like having manual sex instead of intercourse or, if there is a real physical or mental limitation, holding hands, but you remain a sexual being until death.

Are you a senior adult who has discovered love but also found sex with their partner to be confusing or challenging? A sex therapist can help you explore what it means to be sexual, discuss and identify obstacles to pleasure, and help you, or you and your partner, have a satisfying intimate relationship. If you live outside of Orange County, CA, then you can look on the website of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists for a directory of certified sex therapists in your city or state.