when we first started talking to friends about moving to Florida, possibly the villages one of the first things we heard was "The Villages has the highest rate of STD's in the country."
Recently DH was quite sick (luckily recovered) and one day it crossed my mind, "what would I do without my husband of almost 40 years?" Another man in any capacity in my life did not even cross my mind. I think that there are many women and men who are very independent and who might eventually get involved again after the end of their marriage, perhaps even sexually but it certainly isn't foremost in their mind. And many many who respect their spouses too much to even think of another sexual partner.
Just my two cents after observing lots of long term married couples.
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