MALE MENOPAUSE: INTRODUCTION
‘The male-menopause does not exist. Men use it as an excuse when they can no longer get it up.’
Margaret, forty-three, divorcee.
Rumour would have it that if a man in his early forties takes a new lover or enjoys an affair or two (or more) you can blame it on the male-menopause. The marriage may be fine but the implication is what he wants is fun, adventure, excitement and, let’s face it, more sex, sex with someone new.
To an extent this rumour is true. Most men given half a chance would jump at the opportunity of a dalliance and sex, male-menopause or not. It’s history. It is balm for the man’s ego and fun for his body.
In their early forties many married men find the urge initially kindled when they notice the attractions of a daughter’s best friend or a son’s girlfriend and deliberately set out to stimulate their own lives with a companion who is young and lively. In time an affair may start in the office or through a casual encounter in a restaurant, pub or at a party. The new young girl finds the man attentive, sophisticated and attractive; he finds her charming, young and irresistible.
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