How to do it: I’m an older, divorced person with a long-term partner. How do I decide this?

An older divorced person with a long-term partner wants less time together.

Her partner contracted herpes from me.

How do you decide to break up with your partner? Tell him that you need some things to change in order to be happy in your relationship.

You don't owe him a lifetime of romance that you don't want.

More and more people are moving away from one-night stands and casual hook-ups.

This means you’ll likely have a smaller pool of potential partners than you would have in previous years .

Set your boundaries in a no-nonsense manner and know what you'll say if they’re overstepped.

If you’re having a hard time permitting yourself to take as long as you take, or if that permission isn’t getting you anywhere, a specialist in sex therapy may be able to help.

At the end of the day , you may have to accept your body as it is.