- You wanna be mic'd up and tell us
what you think about sex?
- Hi, I'm Rose Sterno and this is Mature Content,
a show where I talk sex, dating, and relationships
with a group of sassy seniors.
Come on, meet the ladies.
- I'm 77 years old.
- I'm 79.
- I'm 86 years old.
- I'm 88 years old.
- Going to be 88 on Thursday.
- Is everybody here married?
- Yeah.
- Not me anymore, I'm a widow.
- Well Barbara right now,
is taking a break.
- Well, no, my husband died.
We were married 57 years.
- And I've been married 58 years,
we started dating in eighth grade.
- How 'bout you, Lola? How did you meet your husband?
- I've been married 67 years.
- Whoa! 67!
- And we went together for 3 years before that.
- And tell me about you, Connie.
- I'm on the second marriage,
I've been married 56 years the second time around.
- Impressive!
- First time, 10 years.
I've been married all my life!
- Do you feel like your love has gotten deeper
as the years go by?
- Yes.
- It's a deeper commitment, you know?
At first everything is, undoubtedly sex.
- You know in the beginning,
- How long is a long-term romantic relationship sexy for?
Like, five years, one year, ten years?
- I think it's different for everybody.
- What about you?
- I don't know, I'm looking forward to some good stuff.
- What are you talking about, Grandma?
- Some excitement, yet.
- I think when my mother was about in her 80s,
I asked her if she was still having sex, yeah.
- And what did she say? - And she said, yes!
- Okay, nobody has to answer this,
but are you guys still having sex?
- I'm not answering.
- I'm not answering either.
- No problem, I just thought I'd ask.
You opened the
- Well, I am.
- Yeah, you're in a different circumstance.
- But not as much.
- Sex life is as exciting today as it always was,
at least that's the way I feel about it.
- That's awesome, Lola.
- Well, that's the way I feel about it.
It's as exciting today as it always was.
- Lola, you're my hero.
- That's lovely.
- Hi, Grandpa!
- [Grandpa] How you doin'?
- What's goin' on?
- You wanna be mic'd up and tell us
what you think about sex?
- Hello, everybody.
- Okay Grandpa,
so we're having a little girl chat,
and I'm glad that you're joining us.
I was asking a question,
what is the key to a long, successful marriage?
- My husband says, "Yes, dear."
That's what that--
- Happy wife, happy life?
- [Lola] Exactly.
- [Rose] What about you, Connie?
- Respect I think, you gotta respect the other person,
each other.
- Communication.
- I feel like sometimes it's knowing
when not to say something.
Just keep quiet.
- That's a good point. - [Lola] That is a good point.
- I think my generation is way more like,
oh there's a problem, we're breaking up.
Oh there's a problem, we're getting divorced.
You guys come from a generation
where you worked it out. - Exactly.
- That's exactly right.
- The option of leaving if you were unhappy was not there.
- Do you think it's good that the option is more there,
or not so good?
- I think that an unhappy couple
with kids should never stay together.
It's not good for the kids, it really isn't.
I don't think you should get a divorce just for--
but you shouldn't--
- Stay if you're miserable. - No, no.
- Now days, there's more divorced
than aren't divorced.
- Yeah, it's doesn't really hold a stigma now.
Like if I met a guy who was divorced, I wouldn't care.
I wouldn't look at it as a mark of his character.
It's just that it didn't work.
This is kind of like a millennial
wanting it all type of thing.
Oh, but what if you get bored of a person,
or what if it's not exciting anymore?
- Well, it's not gonna be.
- It isn't. - The same.
- It's a different way. - It can't be the same.
Relationship is something is a growth thing,
feelings evolve.
I know for me, there's been a lot of care-taking,
that my husband has had to do,
that you never anticipate.
It has nothing to do with keeping things spicy,
it has to do with needs and working things out
and still having a future.
- There is a way to keep things romantic and spicy,
and that is you keep going out for dinner,
you keep taking vacations,
you get on a cruise ship,
or you go to some exotic land or something.
It's not gonna be like when you were 20,
but if you neglect that, - The social aspects.
- Yeah, if you don't keep your social life going,
then I think it's all business.
- Did you know anything about sex before marriage, Barbara?
- Everything that Harry decided to teach me!
- Did you guys enjoy it right away,
or did it take some time to learn?
- About 15, 20 years, I'd say!
- [Rose] 15, 20 years?
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