Go ahead, have the best sex of your life, no matter what your age, ability, or what electrical device you have to rub against. Grab sex with both hands and say, even though I have low hormone levels, my partner is impotent, and I can no longer spread my legs like a book; you are mine sex and I’m not letting you go.

A beautiful idea for all, but attaining that mentality isn’t all that simple. There are obstacles for everyone, especially those over 60 years old. Better than I Ever Expected-Straight talk about sex over sixty, by Joan Price says that although the problems of older folks are different from those of a younger age, most of them have solutions that could improve sex life more than can ever be imagined.

With her trusty sidekick husband Robert Rice, Price combats the myths of dead bed and offers advice from medical situations like lack of natural moisture or erection dysfunction to comprising time to schedule in sex that usually takes longer. The book is a positive testimony from Price’s love life and snips of advice or truth from “sexually seasoned women.”

For those who don’t have a sex trainer on the night stand, the book offers ideas that will make you feel sexy, confident, and turn over to tap your partner on the shoulder to tell them it’s go time. For those who think that senior citizens don’t make whoopee, or those who think it’s past their time for that kind of recreational activity, this book tells you to think again and get hip to the realities of sex.

“We’re staking out new territory here,” writes Price in her introduction. “Now that I had passed midlife, sex was different, to be sure, but wildly satisfying. Why didn’t anyone tell me this would and could happen? Why weren’t we talking about it? Why weren’t we writing about it?”

Well, she does all the above and really tackles the issues of sex and aging. However, to be more critical, the chances of most 60-plus people relating to Price, a dance instructor, fitness professional and overall bundle of energy, is slim (speaking figuratively.)

But, however true this may be the problem doesn’t lie with Price assuming everyone is able to keep up with normal sex practices, it is the poor health situation Americans are in today, especially after the past midlife age. The book illustrates a possible sex life that everyone can achieve if the health, companionship and desire are worked hard for.

Another criticism that is hard to overlook is that even though the book is 266 pages of resources and positives words about changing the common notion of sex and aging, the book fell short visually. Of, course you can’t judge a book by its cover, but there is something wrong when the preacher is disguised with 20-something thighs. Even though the furniture catches the age demographics of those reading, the legs skip back some four decades. Why couldn’t they just stay true to the message?

No matter, the message was a helpful one for both 60-plus and those younger who will one day be older. The youth culture needs to know how to improve their own sex life when they notice the unpleasantries and benefits of maturing. Instead of “throwing in the towel” the attitude should be one of how to use it to tie your partner to the bedpost.

Better Than I Ever Expected- Straight talk about sex after sixty, by Joan Price is available through bookstores and online booksellers. You can also learn other tips from Price’s personal blog at www.betterthanieverexpected.blogspot.com