A woman stuck on Earth

The doorbell rang while my parents were downstairs watching a loud TV show. I was upstairs, waxing myself. My mom opened the door, called out to me, and it seemed most likely that someone had come to the door for something other than a delivery. I quickly wrapped myself in a robe and went out of my bedroom. A young black man was standing at the door. I didn't intend to go downstairs, knowing I wouldn't need his service. Leaning on the stair frame and looking down at the front door, I told him that we had just done an "upside-down, inside-out" remodeling last year. "You speak Mandarin, right? Y'all Chinese?" The Black guy lifted his head and smiled at me. His teeth were so white, and his dimples were so cute. Gosh, he was an attractive young man. "Yeah!" "I just got this girlfriend from China." "Oh, yeah? You learning Mandarin, too?" I was engaging in the conversation. "Yeah, yeah! I am going to China soon, to Shanghai....

I love sex as much as I love dining out and traveling. One thing that pops up in my mind once in a while is: Will I still be able to enjoy it or be capable of it after menopause? I've never learned anything about this specifically, but it's "common knowledge" that a woman's time is up before, and definitely after, menopause. ​And yes, it's still not too urgent for me to conduct a thorough research on this topic or involve AI. I've only been asking around whenever I get a chance. ​I've asked my mom and female friends who have gone through this. No one had an answer. I only got to learn about many scary menopause symptoms, such as mood swings, painful joints, hot flashes, and sleepless nights. Most women can't say much about sex. ​Then I met this gorgeous woman, a friend of a friend, who was in her 60s. I took the chance and started the inquiry. What I learned from her is going to change my experience in older age for sure. ​According to her, old...