Find satisfying ways of giving one another pleasure. When children are in the home, parents who have good sex manage to set aside and protect times for themselves. They do not spend every waking moment with the children, even very young ones. Resourceful, imaginative couples enjoy sexual intimacy well into their eighties and nineties. These couples adapt to changes in their sexual organs caused by aging.
Erections are more difficult to obtain.
They are not as rigid as during youth and tougher to regain once lost. Women's vaginas become dry. This can make sex painful, unless lubrication products are used. Mature couples who are emotionally close and empathetic can sense one another's changing needs. They give hugs, compliments, and reassurance.