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Youshouldknow.ca is dedicated to women over 40 and our sexual health. This site provides clear, supportive information about sexual health and sexually transmitted infections so we can fully enjoy sex and relationships as we move into our middle years with partners new and old. Share resources and wisdom- we haven't gained our life experience for nothing! Get the answers at youshouldknow.ca.

February 8, 2010

Midlife Sex, Dating, and Transitions: What Are Women Saying?

It was a week of more tasks than the hours in the day could bear, and I’m admitting defeat. Instead of banging my head against the wall, I’m pointing you in other directions to midlife bloggers I like to vist.

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February 1, 2010

If Elephants Can Swim, You Can Talk About Safer Sex

I didn’t know elephants could swim, but apparently they’re quite adept, using their trunks like snorkels. I love this elephant grace that suggests an “I can do anything” attitude. It makes me think we all have something inside we might not know is there.

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January 25, 2010

Getting Closer: Is It Time to Banish the Barrier?

I do tend to go on about condoms, but it’s my purpose to provide you with information about preventing STIs, and condoms and dental dams are top notch tools for the job. Of course it’s your choice how far you go to au naturel. I just suggest you get all the information you need to make an informed decision.

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January 18, 2010

Why Should You Know?

Women need age-specific, sexually frank info that’s respectful. I’m not into using coy words when referring to body parts, and I don’t assume that everyone’s experience is similar. Writing something aimed at “women over 40” may have the implication that we’re all the same, but of course we’re not. We’re different ages over 40 and at different points in sexual desire (ask anyone on a given day). We partner with men, with women, and we’re different colours and sizes. I can’t write every post for every woman, but I write with these convictions:

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