Thank you, Mashie, for the warm welcome. I have been following your health travails over the past several months and wish you lasting good health and much happiness forever more. Your wisdom, humor and honesty are what makes this site so popular. It is so nice to hear from you.
I am always touched by those of you who respond to my posts. Thank you for participating on this topic. We seem to have a growing fellowship of "oldies" among us. Most women, as they age, are plagued by body dysmorphic feelings, whether real or perceived -- especially when it comes to their naked bodies. Never perfect enough -- whether it be breasts or vaginas or overall weight. Mind you, this affliction is not limited to women over 70. Many women, maybe most, are self conscious and critical all of their lives. Confidence and self-acceptance can greatly enhance one's libido, IMO. I still work on it.
You guys need to make your beloved feel beautiful, if you want the fullest participation in your love making. When a woman feels confident and trusting, anything is possible. Ladies, I have written another thread about liking to dress in sexy lingerie. I have special glam "enema" outfits. They are just provocative nighties or chemises. They make me feel womanly. Then I act womanly. I feel sensuous. I have surprised myself at what I am willing to engage in at this ripe old age.
Humor is sometimes the best medicine, when you are laughing together. Enema accidents, libido lapses or leg cramps can be frustrating or funny, you choose.
To quote Barbra Streisand, "Lovers are very special people. They're the luckiest people in the world." Being in love and feeling loved enhances all of life. Open discussions with that special person makes anything possible. Trust and confidence lead to great sex, whether conventional or enhanced in some mutually agreed upon manner. Acceptance of your aging partner, who probably needs a confidence boost, too, will lead to great mutuality and comfort. Acceptance of your aging self, will make it all OK.