Pick up some gourmet sandwiches, buy some strawberries, and chill a bottle of wine. Build a fire (or use a tray filled with candles if you don't have a fireplace), dim the lights, play some romantic CDs, and spread a comforter on the floor. Slip into something comfortable and spend a couple of hours in front of the fire, feeding each other strawberries, sipping wine, and kissing each other's fingers.

Sex is very close to the essence of life. Some biologists even claim that it is all there is to life. Yet no one is more repressed than older people. The truth is that older people can. Older people do. Older people are sexier than younger people perceive them to be and are sexier than they perceive themselves to be.

Sex goddesses don't absentmindedly rub the wax out of their ears in public. They don't try to secretly pick food out of their teeth in public or snap their gum. They don't clip their nails in bed, even if they've been married for a gazillion years. Letting it all hang out is not sexy.

Acting like a sex goddess is work. It takes time. It takes planning. It takes restraint. Here's how:

A recent study found that lab rats that lived in groups of 12 had more thickening of the cortex (hence, fitter brains) than rats that lived alone. Also, when the rats were cuddled by researchers -- instead of just being picked up by the tail -- the rats lived significantly longer.
The conclusion? Staying socially active may help your mind perform at its best. So connect with friends and family and give someone a hug!

By Nancy Friday


Contrary to popular opinion, moms don't know everything -- nor do they want to. Get the scoop on the things you should never disclose to your own mother, then keep your lips sealed.

There are some things that you just don't tell your mommy. Keeping your secrets quiet helps to create a healthy separation from your mother. This begins early and continues throughout life.