Genital Responses to Sexual Arousal in Older Men Men under 40 are usually erect in 3 to 5 seconds, but between ages 40 and 50 take three to five times longer. Although older men take longer to become erect, they keep their erections longer. Older men are slower to erect and ejaculate. The awareness of impending ejaculation not only decreases in older men but the ejaculation itself is less forceful than that of younger men. Touching, sharing, and closeness are, however, not related to either partner's decade in life.
Couples can enjoy a satisfying, deepening, and enriching relationship regardless of age.