The best is yet to come.
More than one in three Americans over the age of 55 still have sex at least once a week, a steamy new study on seniors has uncovered.
Carewell surveyed 687 older Americans about their sexual habits and preferences, with the results revealing that those aged in their 70s get it on even more than those in their mid-to-late 50s.
A staggering 42% of septuagenarians do the nasty at least once per week, compared to 35% of those aged between 55 and 60.
America’s amorous elders are also experimental, with more than a quarter of respondents revealing they’re open to changing things up and taking risks in the bedroom.
Given that pregnancy was no longer a risk, a startling number of seniors also admitted they weren’t using protection when having sex.
Among those who are not in a monogamous relationship, 45% said they went without a condom during intercourse, with the Carewell study authors saying: “This lack of caution could leave many seniors at risk of infection, even if they believe the likelihood is low.”
According to the study results, one in 10 seniors surveyed said they’d had more than one sexual partner within the last year.
However, the Carewell study revealed that “emotional intimacy and physical closeness are closely linked.”
“As people grow older, the way they experience intimacy often changes,” the authors wrote. “For many seniors, emotional closeness can become just as important, if not more so, than the physical aspects of sex.”
“They [the respondents] said that their sexual satisfaction depends largely on emotional intimacy with their partner,” the authors continued.
And while sex might not stop once we go gray and start to sag, the seniors conceded that there were some downsides.
A sizable 46% of adults over 55 have struggled or have been with a partner who has struggled with erectile dysfunction.
More than half (51%) say they have less of a libido than they used to, while 27% admitted health conditions and medications often interefere with their ability to get down and dirty.
