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Hey, it's Anna. Just a quick warning, there's a bit more swearing in this episode than usual, so if you're listening with kids, maybe wait until later? Everywhere I look right now, there seem to be articles and books about women in middle age, with titles like Rediscovering Desire in Perimenopause or Middle Age is Sexy Now.

Hey, it's Anna. Just a quick warning, there's a bit more swearing in this episode than usual, so if you're listening with kids, maybe wait until later? Everywhere I look right now, there seem to be articles and books about women in middle age, with titles like Rediscovering Desire in Perimenopause or Middle Age is Sexy Now.

Plus, of course, you have the wild success of Miranda July's novel All Fours. Women in their 40s and 50s are being centered in the cultural conversation in a way they've never been before— But why? I mean, women entering middle age, going through menopause, that's not a new phenomenon. So what is it about this generation of women that's making this life transition seem so sexy?

Plus, of course, you have the wild success of Miranda July's novel All Fours. Women in their 40s and 50s are being centered in the cultural conversation in a way they've never been before— But why? I mean, women entering middle age, going through menopause, that's not a new phenomenon. So what is it about this generation of women that's making this life transition seem so sexy?

And what can other generations learn from this one? Enter writer Mireille Silcoff.

And what can other generations learn from this one? Enter writer Mireille Silcoff.

Murray is a writer from Montreal, Canada, who recently wrote an article for the New York Times magazine called Why Gen X Women Are Having the Best Sex. In it, she writes about getting divorced at 46 and going on to have more sex and better sex than she'd ever had before.

Murray is a writer from Montreal, Canada, who recently wrote an article for the New York Times magazine called Why Gen X Women Are Having the Best Sex. In it, she writes about getting divorced at 46 and going on to have more sex and better sex than she'd ever had before.

And after talking to a bunch of her friends, Mireille realized she wasn't the only one. What the F is happening here? We're 50.

And after talking to a bunch of her friends, Mireille realized she wasn't the only one. What the F is happening here? We're 50.

Well, from The New York Times, I'm Anna Martin. This is Modern Love. Each week, we talk about sex, love, friends, family, and all the complexity of human relationships. On today's episode, we get the juicy backstory to Mireille Silcoff's popular essay. She tells me about the unlikely sexual resurgence she experienced in her late 40s and why being a Gen X woman is central to her newfound freedom.

Well, from The New York Times, I'm Anna Martin. This is Modern Love. Each week, we talk about sex, love, friends, family, and all the complexity of human relationships. On today's episode, we get the juicy backstory to Mireille Silcoff's popular essay. She tells me about the unlikely sexual resurgence she experienced in her late 40s and why being a Gen X woman is central to her newfound freedom.

Stay with us. Marais Stilkoff, welcome to Modern Love. Hi, it's a pleasure to be here. Marie, I want to start off by saying you wrote this piece for the New York Times magazine that really resonated with people. You had over a thousand comments on the New York Times website, which is a lot.

Stay with us. Marais Stilkoff, welcome to Modern Love. Hi, it's a pleasure to be here. Marie, I want to start off by saying you wrote this piece for the New York Times magazine that really resonated with people. You had over a thousand comments on the New York Times website, which is a lot.

You also got a ton of emails from people sharing their own experiences, having the best sex of their life in their 50s. Did you expect this response when you published the piece or was this a surprise?

You also got a ton of emails from people sharing their own experiences, having the best sex of their life in their 50s. Did you expect this response when you published the piece or was this a surprise?

One of the things you point to in your essay is the link between you being a Gen X woman and the freedom that you felt as a newly single person in your 40s. So I want to ask, sort of zoom out, like how much has being a Gen X woman shaped your identity and in what ways has it shaped your identity?

One of the things you point to in your essay is the link between you being a Gen X woman and the freedom that you felt as a newly single person in your 40s. So I want to ask, sort of zoom out, like how much has being a Gen X woman shaped your identity and in what ways has it shaped your identity?

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