Happy Libertine Day!

I complimented a 30-something-year old today on his JFK tattoo as he greeted us and other guests for his 4th of July pool party. He was bare-footed, buffed, well-tanned, and wore only red, white, and blue boardshorts. He recognized like-minded Libertines in me and J.D., neighbors and fellow Angelenos. As "freethinkers, people unrestrained by convention" (Webster's loose definition), he and his girlfriend weren’t celebrating America’s independence from Britain but rather the current war against our own President and his administration, hell-bend on destroying democracy. -SQ

Book Excerpt: What You Should Know About: Love And Sex After Fifty

I was in my 60s when I started my quest for my 'til death do us part Prince Charming. Most people join dating apps for emotional companionship. Sexual chemistry isn't often mentioned. It was one of my top "musts." My girlfriends loved sex in their youth, but had been without for so long that they didn't know how to approach dating. "Raising a husband was a pain in the ass the first time... but to do it again at this age? ...And the idea of a booty-call, friend with benefits, or a boy-toy was almost revolting; after all we are sophisticated women they cried, not whores, or randy 30-year-olds.  AARP writer, Mary-Ellen Banashek saw things differently in her article entitled, '17 Things I Embraced by 60.'  Number one on her list was acquiring a 'friend with benefits.' I'm with her one that one." -SQ    

Cyber Frogs And Princes: A Sex Manual Of On-Line Dating After 50 Is Suze Q's debut book, Cyber Frogs And Princes: A Sex Manual Of On-Line Dating After 50 by Suze Q is available on Amazon with laughs and giggles.

Ice Cube Lube, Book Excerpt, Page 387

 

A painfully touchy subject is elder sex, so I've addressed this messy topic several times in my book along with charming, fun, feel-good tips and quips. Page 387, 👀, "Bleeding is fairly common due to excessive dryness and vaginal tissue thinning when women haven't had sex for a prolonged period of time. The internet offers a slue of remedies, but the one I chose, that worked like a charm, was homemade coconut oil ice cube vaginal suppositories: freeze 100% coconut oil from your local grocer in an ice cube tray, preferably one with two-inch long cylindrical cubes. Place a towel under your bottom because you will leak when the cubes melt. Insert two cubes per night for a week or so and voila! You have a renewed, supple, self-lubricating vagina." -SQ

Cyber Frogs and Princes: A Sex Manual Of On-Line Dating After 50  by Suze Q is available for your licking, opps, I meant liking.  

Stalking or Annoying?

Dear Suze Q, Mo has been a f*ck-buddy for a year while I dated others. Recently, he said he’s only dated me and wants to be exclusive. He got mad when I laughed and said no way. He contacts me incessantly to get me to change my mind. I’m beyond annoyed, and my friends say he’s stalking me. Is he? I want to stop all contact.

Dear NoMo, Stalking is a crime, legally defined as involving threats or harassment that causes fear. If his behavior escalates to this level, seek legal protection. For now, the power is up to you to tell him: 1) do not contact you ever again, or you will make a report to the police; 2) YOU -do not respond ever again to any contact; 3) if he contacts you, directly or indirectly (through another person, sending gifts, social posting to get your attention), report to the authorities immediately. Say what you mean, mean what you say. -SQ

Love Me, Love My Family

Dear SQ,  I recently broke up with a longtime, live-in gf. She had more money than I and she didn’t mind using on fun things for the two of us. I overlooked that she never liked and shunned my teen, but now I’m hearing how much others disliked her for this. Have I damaged my daughter?

Dear Dad, If others were bothered by this rude treatment of your daughter, why weren’t you? Her health and safety, psychological and physical, are your primary job. Now, you must understand and correct what pain may have been done. Good on you for recognizing this could be a wound far into your daughter’s future. See a mental health professional together because you can’t afford any more big parenting blunders. -SQ

When To Remove Yourself

Dear S.Q. My partner and I spend hours brainstorming her sister’s marital woes that she drags us into even though 99% of our advice is ignored. Her sis hates conflict, and the husband denies problems even when they turn into arguments and he asks to sleep on our couch. Their intrusions are impacting our relationship.

Dear Aware, Propping up their marriage would be labor intensive even for a professional. Skill deficits (not knowing fair fighting techniques) + denying problems exist are not easily fixed. You need to protect your own relationship and step-back from arm-chair therapy. Otherwise, your relationship may fail too from lack of a healthy balance. -SQ

“I’m Not Married To My Phone!”

Dear S.Q.  My elderly father misses most of my calls. He jokes that he’s “not married” to his phone, but I know it’s because he’s deaf as a pouty teenager, even with his hearing aids.  He gets mad when I try to teach him how to text, so we’re at a stand-off because I’m pissed too. 

Dear Good Daughter, Put yourself in Dad’s spot and ask why he’s mad and at whom. Most likely he’s mad at himself and his failing abilities. And embarrassed. Make sure his hearing aids are synched with his phone, and his phone has a large keypad for typing. If he won’t let you teach him, take him to his phone carrier and have a tech help him. -SQ