I just wanted to thank those who took the time and trouble to post some positive feedback to my tentative introduction. I was confused by the post of the sereneiders, however, but it seems this post was addressed to Nikki77 or whoever.
Of course it's germane what my wife thinks about swinging. I have no intention of forcing her into anything. I do feel quite certain she would go along with the idea, since we discussed such things in the past, but never took any action about it. Yes, I guess I wanted to test the waters, so to speak, before bringing it up again with my wife. You see, I want to make certain how I feel about it before I reintroduce the subject.
I am not impotent, but I am certainly not the man I used to be, and cannot promptly have an erection, to get to the nitty-gritty, and yes, I have used Viagra and have found it useful, though not absolutely necessary. But I would certainly feel awkward to be involved in swinging with a couple if I found I could not have an erection on demand. When I first tried swinging I was in my early 40s and randy as a billy goat, but nowadays, I must accept the fact that sometimes "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Besides, I think one of the main attractions of the lifestyle is the possibility of sexual variety, and to be perfectly honest, I feel no compelling need for it nowadays. Indeed, my sexuality, as that of many senior gentlemen, is more like a woman's in that it is dependent on mood and general well-being in a way it was not before.
I was once a nudist for some time, but I saw the damage the sun did to the human skin and I eventually decided I could not be a social nudist outdoors again, and after an operation that split me from my breastbone to my pelvis, I have a scar that is outstanding, and indeed, no longer have a navel. The bottom line is that I don't feel comfortable being nude anymore.
Yes, my health is paramount, and I am a semi-vegetarian of some years standing, and still work out with free weights and an exercise bike, though I'm not the dedicated fitness enthusiast I once was.
Anyway, thanks again to all of you for the non-judgmental feedback. I mention this because I find that some men and women seem to look upon me as a "DOM" for marrying an attractive woman half my age. I find there really is a strong and persistent bias against such relationships, even though I feel it's really no one else's business to judge me or tell me how to live my life, since I am not dishonest, did not marry my wife under false pretenses, and treat her well at all times. And as I said, I did not actively seek a woman with that age difference. I sought a more mature woman, no more than 10-15 years my junior, but alas, all the women I encountered among my foreign contacts were with heavy emotional baggage, or a child or two, or even wanting to have a child at 45, even 50. So it was only as a last resort that I considered a woman so much younger than myself.
Well, I wish all of you well, since most of you seem to have it together pretty well.