A Positive Attitude To Ageing As A Gay Man
“I am not the sum of my histories. I am a collection of my possibilities.”This sage advice neatly sums up my recent experiences with other older men.
After retirement, and especially reaching the age of seventy, men seem to divide into two different streams. Some seemingly decide that life has become dull, and dormant, and they continue to live in the memory of past glories.
Of continuing friendships but only with ex-work colleagues. Of past sporting achievements. Of no active sex life, and now in a succession of medical appointments, fear of change and other such end-of-life scenarios.By contrast, other men embrace each day with an enthusiastic fervour, knowing that by the time they hit their grave, they will have lived a full life right to the last moment.
They are the ones who actively seek to keep their sex life meaningful, who willingly look for potential new friends, who join clubs, take that daily exercise walk, or do the gym routine, and mentor younger people in skills, manners, and knowledge.
