The Sexuality of an Older Woman

Dear Dr. Fulbright, I'm a 54-year-old man, divorced and dating again, and find that older women who are into menopause or post-menopause have different attitudes about sex and their own sexuality. When I was a teen, I was the "hunter." Now, in middle age and single, I find myself being "the hunted." Women who can no longer have children also seem to be more sexual now in their later years. Your thoughts? -Mark

Dear Mark, There are a couple of major things going on when it comes to older women being seemingly more "aggressive" with their sexual relationships. First, with some widowed or divorced women, their quest is to find a partner for their later years. In some cases, there is the need or hope for financial support. For others, fear of loneliness is a driving factor. Knowing that the pickings get slimmer with every passing year, they're going to be that much more assertive with the men they come across.

Second, between education, media programming, and simply the times, many older women are embracing their sexuality as never before. They're not afraid to see themselves as sexual - and flaunt it. They love the fact that they no longer have to worry about getting pregnant, PMS, menstruation, birth control or raising children. In so many ways, they're free when it comes to responding to their sexual urgings.

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Dr. Yvonne KristAn Fulbright is a sex educator, relationship expert, columnist and founder of