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Bluebirds in San Jose · 02-25-2003, 10:10 PM

Hi; This is one of those 'touchy' subjects, as we all know that one of the most wonderful things to come out of the sexual revolution is that everyone (of legal age) has the right to an appropriate, free, and unhindered method or methods of sexual expression.

We no longer think people are 'too old' to have sex; Gerontologists routinely reassure us that no matter how old we get, we can continue to express our sexual selves as long as the body still works.

This is where it gets touchy.

At what age do we start embarassing ourselves within the swing community? At what point is it just not going to work for us (or the other couples around us) because we're stuck in a previous generation or lifestyle.

I ask this because we recently saw a couple in their late 60's/early 70's at a nearby club. They were obviously very much in love with each other, demonstrative with each other (More Power to them! Way to go!), but really had lost the ability to communicate or even be moderately attractive to the rest of the partygoers. Some otherwise understanding and compassionate people in attendence (who would never speak ill of another in any other situation) actually mentioned that the presence of this couple was a mood-killer.

The couple? She was in a wonderful peach-colored silk nightie, with a nice body. But the Black curly wig was bobby-pinned to the top of her head, with too much of her natural (thin, straight) white hair showing. The parfum reminded me (and this is just me) of my grandmother's. And the one-piece control girdle and panty under the nightie seemed ... like something right out of the '50s. He, on the other hand, was everything that the unkind media throws up as a stereotype 'swinger': Bad Toupe', wide-lapel open-neck shirt, with loads of gold chains. Slacks that were several sizes too small, a beer-belly, and *really* bad 5-o'clock shadow.

The problem? They're semi-regulars. They've been in the club since the beginning, and talk at great lenghts about the 'good old days' of swinging.

Are we just being intolerant?

Comments?

-SJBluebirds

02-25-2003, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bluebirds in San Jose Here to Stay Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 68 Location: San Jose, CA Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:sjbluebirds	When are you Too old to swing? Hi; This is one of those 'touchy' subjects, as we all know that one of the most wonderful things to come out of the sexual revolution is that everyone (of legal age) has the right to an appropriate, free, and unhindered method or methods of sexual expression. We no longer think people are 'too old' to have sex; Gerontologists routinely reassure us that no matter how old we get, we can continue to express our sexual selves as long as the body still works. This is where it gets touchy. At what age do we start embarassing ourselves within the swing community? At what point is it just not going to work for us (or the other couples around us) because we're stuck in a previous generation or lifestyle. I ask this because we recently saw a couple in their late 60's/early 70's at a nearby club. They were obviously very much in love with each other, demonstrative with each other (More Power to them! Way to go!), but really had lost the ability to communicate or even be moderately attractive to the rest of the partygoers. Some otherwise understanding and compassionate people in attendence (who would never speak ill of another in any other situation) actually mentioned that the presence of this couple was a mood-killer. The couple? She was in a wonderful peach-colored silk nightie, with a nice body. But the Black curly wig was bobby-pinned to the top of her head, with too much of her natural (thin, straight) white hair showing. The parfum reminded me (and this is just me) of my grandmother's. And the one-piece control girdle and panty under the nightie seemed ... like something right out of the '50s. He, on the other hand, was everything that the unkind media throws up as a stereotype 'swinger': Bad Toupe', wide-lapel open-neck shirt, with loads of gold chains. Slacks that were several sizes too small, a beer-belly, and really bad 5-o'clock shadow. The problem? They're semi-regulars. They've been in the club since the beginning, and talk at great lenghts about the 'good old days' of swinging. Are we just being intolerant? Comments? -SJBluebirds