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In reply to the discussion: David Gergen-- "great men have affairs" ---Fuck you David! [View all]wilt the stilt
(4,528 posts)David Petraeus is the same age as me. 60 is an odd time in life. We are close to the end of our virility and we know it. After 40 years of marriage let's face it there is not the same sexual attraction as there was. Probably for David and Holly they were having relationships maybe 2-3 times a year. Tops 6 times a year. It just happens. Life has moved on for them. He meets a women who makes him feel wanted and special. He is getting attention like he hasn't had in years and even though he knows it is wrong he breaks down mentally. Sex like hate, greed and love and is very hard to control.
Many men and women in their fifties just want to be considered attractive and when a young women comes around and pays attention to you it is very difficult not to feel it. The same goes for women and if a man makes them feel attractive that is why that have affairs. It just a difficult time in life.