My next birthday will be my 70th!
It's an age I never contemplated and one I can't quite believe. I still think of myself as a young man, albeit one trapped in an aging body that thankfully still works quite well. I'm now enjoying what's left of that magic number "69" years.
However, "69" or any other form of sexual fun has been mostly off the menu for the past 35 years. Unfortunately, my wife suffered post-natal issues which meant our marriage has been non-physical for most of that time. It was a very difficult thing to deal with, but somehow the marriage remained intact. To take my mind of my natural sexual urges over that time I buried myself in work and as many projects as I could. This distraction tactic mostly succeeded, but, whilst I never actively initiated any affairs, I admit to occasionally straying when the opportunity was offered. Mostly I resorted to self-administered 'owner-operator" stress-relief.
My straying was confined to when I travelled for work. Now retired, my travel is far less frequent and, more recently due to Covid, has become almost non-existent. A few years ago, I reluctantly conceded that my sexually active days were well over, and I'll grow into old age nurturing the memories of my occasional extra-marital sexual adventures.
In my retirement I've continued to bury myself in projects and activities to take my mind off my ongoing celibacy. Amongst the many distractions I've pursued was to form a band with some of my frustrated musician retiree friends. It turns out we are pretty good as a musical group and for the past five years we've enjoyed regular performances at a local venue. Our gigs attract a loyal group of supporters, laughingly referred to as our 'groupies'.
The following true story happened following a recent band gig...
We'd played our last song, packed up and joined the 'supporters/groupies' for dinner and drinks.
I'd noticed her all evening at dinner and at the bar afterward. She was in her mid-fifties, blond and very attractive in a smouldering way, wearing tight jeans over a very tidy figure. Not flashy, but quietly sexy. She seemed to be wherever I was, every time I turned she was there. But I dismissed that as coincidence. What would she want with me - a follicley-challenged, slightly overweight, 69-year-old retiree and part-time musician?