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Maybe this is actually a Gen X thing. Maybe this is a generational thing. What was the moment that you started to realize that?

Maybe this is actually a Gen X thing. Maybe this is a generational thing. What was the moment that you started to realize that?

Like they were having banging sex? Yes.

Like they were having banging sex? Yes.

I mean, so let's talk about that moment. Like what had what had changed for you and your girlfriends that made these things you were talking about even possible?

I mean, so let's talk about that moment. Like what had what had changed for you and your girlfriends that made these things you were talking about even possible?

I mean, I want to get back to the Gen X of it all. Those movies you're talking about, are they real? Like, women in their 40s and 50s tend to have a lot of responsibility. How are some of them also having amazing sex, as your article describes?

I mean, I want to get back to the Gen X of it all. Those movies you're talking about, are they real? Like, women in their 40s and 50s tend to have a lot of responsibility. How are some of them also having amazing sex, as your article describes?

I love that. Grown-ass women owning the hot mess.

I love that. Grown-ass women owning the hot mess.

Right now, it's been five years since your divorce. Has anything changed for you in terms of your sex life? Are you still in the sort of voracious stage you were in immediately post-divorce? Have things shifted in some way?

Right now, it's been five years since your divorce. Has anything changed for you in terms of your sex life? Are you still in the sort of voracious stage you were in immediately post-divorce? Have things shifted in some way?

What do you want your love life and your sex life to look like as you enter this new phase, as you enter menopause?

What do you want your love life and your sex life to look like as you enter this new phase, as you enter menopause?

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This episode of Modern Love was produced by Sarah Curtis. It was edited by Gianna Palmer and our executive producer, Jen Poyant. Production management by Christina Josa. The Modern Love theme music is by Dan Powell. Original music in this episode by Alicia B. Etoupe, Rowan Nemistow, and Dan Powell. This episode was mixed by Daniel Ramirez, with studio support from Matty Macielo and Nick Pittman.

This episode of Modern Love was produced by Sarah Curtis. It was edited by Gianna Palmer and our executive producer, Jen Poyant. Production management by Christina Josa. The Modern Love theme music is by Dan Powell. Original music in this episode by Alicia B. Etoupe, Rowan Nemistow, and Dan Powell. This episode was mixed by Daniel Ramirez, with studio support from Matty Macielo and Nick Pittman.

Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Mahima Chablani, Jeffrey Miranda, and Paula Schumann. The Modern Love column is edited by Daniel Jones. Mia Lee is the editor of Modern Love Projects. If you want to submit an essay or a tiny love story to The New York Times, we'll have the instructions in our show notes. I'm Anna Martin. Thanks for listening.

Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Mahima Chablani, Jeffrey Miranda, and Paula Schumann. The Modern Love column is edited by Daniel Jones. Mia Lee is the editor of Modern Love Projects. If you want to submit an essay or a tiny love story to The New York Times, we'll have the instructions in our show notes. I'm Anna Martin. Thanks for listening.