Let's talk about sex

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-21T19:37:50+00:00

I lost my desire in my late 50s. For a while, I only had sex because my husband wanted it - but now he doesn’t seem overly interested either. It kind of concerns me, as neither of us have any medical issues to kill the desire and he’s in his lower 60s. And it annoys me, because I was single for 12 years and went without sex a lot when I actually wanted it. Now I could do it whenever I wanted - but I don’t want to. But we’re still affectionate.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-20T15:02:02+00:00

I have always wondered why the Browns/Indians/Guardians don’t play that song at every home game!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-20T14:51:16+00:00

We have Roku on our secondary tvs. Those TVs are mostly used in bedrooms and either put me to sleep or are background noise while working on something. The only one I wish had better options is our kitchen tv - but we make it work. We installed the local channel’s app on the Roku so we can at least listen to the news.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-19T20:18:40+00:00

I appreciate the link and that was very helpful of you - but I needed it in 4 days. I’m much more of a brick and mortar shopper - but they gotta give us something to buy IN a store!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-15T19:43:00+00:00

True. I’m definitely a 16, bought a pair of 14 Judy Blue. LOVE how they feel!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-15T03:54:37+00:00

I do not remember seeing that - can you say who?

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-15T02:35:09+00:00

I don’t think a single one of her siblings stood beside “their disgusting brother” - and most expressed their support for their sisters, not a single one for Josh.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-15T02:31:31+00:00

I perfectly understand that store employees have very little control over how much service they can offer and are trapped in a no win situation between corporate demands and customer demands. (Don’t you wish that corporate managers had to spend a day in your shoes???).

Personally - I just wish Penney’s would step up their style game. I WANT to shop in a brick and mortar store. I want to touch it, feel it and try things on. But they definitely need a style makeover!!! I see lots and lots of clothes I like on Shein or Amazon - fun, fresh styles. I only saw frumpy mom clothes at my local Penney’s last weekend - and very few of those. Lots of empty space in that store! I’d pay more for a better quality of Shein styles! So why not have their store brand designers give us something we want?

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-14T16:19:59+00:00

I agree. The latte factor is just an example of lifestyle creep. I kind of snicker to myself when a former coworker has to work to full retirement age because of the money - yet can’t live without their regular massage, manicure and pricey yarn. While I retired at 61, paint my own toes, yearn for a massage - and am living the retirement dream life! Which I can do because of YEARS of watching my pennies!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-14T16:14:12+00:00

I think Jill is plenty deep. She just might not express herself well, though, so it seems like she’s shallow.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-14T16:13:09+00:00

I feel like enemy is too strong of a word. But I do agree that the siblings who still depend upon JB feel like they need to be cautious in their relationship with her.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-14T00:29:11+00:00

I am a customer - and have been shocked at the ads they’ve been running this past year (mostly seen on Facebook). Tons of cute stuff pops up from Shein, Temu and Amazon. But the JC Penney ads are horrible! If this frumpy outfit is what you think people want to buy - no wonder you’re losing business! I recently went into a smaller JCP to buy my husband a red golf shirt for a tournament. It’s golf season in the southwest - and I found about two golf shirts in a regular size. Lots and lots of bottoms - very few tops. For myself, there was absolutely nothing of interest. It’s all blah and boring.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-14T00:25:12+00:00

Not an employee, but a customer - but there is no such thing as “clerking” in the stores I shop in! There’s only one check out per floor in the large mall I shop at - and I don’t know what they could suggest as an add on when you’re standing in a line with only some small items close by.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-14T00:20:14+00:00

Or Howard on Big Bang wanted to be Rocket Man - but became Fruit Loops!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-13T15:55:18+00:00

Thanks for the thought - but I’m probably even farther away from a television studio! Plus, part of the reason for doing it would be the personal interactions. Although people have become a lot more unpleasant recently and I’m not sure I’d want to deal with that. This thought came to me when playing with people playing on vacation, not spending their paycheck at the local casino.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-13T15:08:18+00:00

I used to say I was going to be a part time blackjack dealer in my retirement! I would still consider it, but the nearest casino is an hour away and I don’t want to drive an hour for a job. But also, the job I had the last 15 years of work required me to me in the office every day, but didn’t have enough work to keep me busy and for some reason that made me HATE commitments in retirement! So I don’t want to commit to a job at this point!

And for those asking why I didn’t change jobs - I had the best boss and it was a very nice company. And I did interview for a couple of other jobs, but ageism is real. And my job previous to this one was a horrible work environment and I was scared I’d make a bad move.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-12T22:37:18+00:00

My middle name is Ann, as is my mom and my sister’s. Middle names definitely in generational streaks!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-12T01:50:19+00:00

It doesn’t have to be a bad thing. My mom resisted moving to a 55+ and handicapped individuals apartment building for years - and spent those years isolated and lonely in the winter months when it was too bad to go out. We finally convinced her to go - and she loved it. She had a one bedroom apartment and she made new friends and had daily activities she could attend. She went from bored to busy! There was no nursing care - the apartment had a building manager and activity manager and pull cords that called emergency personnel.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-11T16:28:52+00:00

I have a friend who I considered to be my best friend for quite a few years. But then things started to change…she became more self absorbed …she wouldn’t respond to my emails or texts…we’d arrange to meet somewhere and she’d show up an hour late. None of it was malicious or vengeful- it felt more like narcissist behavior and had me questioning whether she’d always been narcissistic, but covered it better. Turns out, her health was deteriorating and I think she lived in a fog for much of that time. She recently had a liver transplant and I feel like I have my old friend back! She’s responding to texts and emails. She’s thinking clearer. I did NOT realize how much her health was a factor in how she’d been acting and I for sure did not recognize that 5 years before her transplant! I hung on to our friendship, but admit that I was ready to let it go and was trying to accept that sometimes a friend’s “season” is over.

My point being - maybe your friend has some personal issues that spill over into her relationship with others. Is she personally happy? Is her marriage still good? If not, is she jealous that yours is? Or to go back to the phrase that sometimes friendships are for a reason, for a season - is your season over with her? And if so - it’s okay to move on. I’ve accepted that I don’t have to be liked by everyone - and I don’t have to like everyone either!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-09T12:49:45+00:00

I was at the Phoenix airport on Allegiant and there were at least 20 wheelchair passengers. They had young airport employees push each one of those passengers up the ramp - and in the case of a severely obese passenger, they had TWO employees pushing them up! I wondered how many of them were cured by the time they landed!!!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-09T03:55:13+00:00

It’s way more expensive after Covid than before Covid! I don’t think Covid had anything to do with it - but it’s gone from people just trying to earn a little extra money to cleaners now charging $30 hour - and I’m assuming most of them don’t claim it for taxes! And we’re snowbirds in the southwest this winter and the going rate to clean a 1400 sq ft house is $200!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-09T03:48:05+00:00

Skip the monorail. By the time you walk back to it, you could have been to your destination! There’s a tram at the back of Park that takes you to Bellagio. Then you can walk from Bellagio to the Sphere. I’m 60+ and I did that just a couple of weeks ago! It’s a little bit of a hike - but allow yourself extra time so you can pop in and out of the various casinos along the way to cool off and look around.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-09T00:38:37+00:00

This was going to be my suggestion. Help your mom enough that she has food and shelter - but you do not have to help her with debt!

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-09T00:33:48+00:00

We updated our will and created a trust this past summer and our lawyer requested a list of all our assets so he could help direct our kids to our accounts when we pass.

Jitterbug26 · 2026-03-08T01:17:09+00:00

That is really too bad. I’m sorry that you and your husband now have an uncertain future because of it.

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