Word: stamina
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Topping the list of reasons the younger man is pushing Grandpa aside: energy, refreshing optimism and sexual stamina. "I have dated older men, and they're ready to sit down and watch TV," says Bobbie Dubois, 58, a Dearborn, Mich., public-safety officer who's seeking younger men on Match.com "There's a lot I want to see, do and experience, and I think younger people are more receptive to that." Plus, says Richert, it's a relief that "you're not going to find Viagra or pills for backaches in their medicine cabinet...
From the moment the bodies of boys and girls are able to conceive, nature is very clear that it wants these mere babies to go about making babies of their own, and so it makes the impulse almost irresistible. There's a reason for the fabled sexual stamina of teens: the more frequent the pairings, the more likely the offspring. What's more, the pleasure of sex can often lead to long-term bonding, something else nature wants if babies and children--with their long years of dependency--are going to survive into adulthood...
...wonder lovers talk all night or walk till dawn, write extravagant poetry and self-revealing e-mails, cross continents or oceans to hug for just a weekend, change jobs or lifestyles, even die for one another. Drenched in chemicals that bestow focus, stamina and vigor, and driven by the motivating engine of the brain, lovers succumb to a Herculean courting urge...
...Major League Baseball history; in Broken Arrow, Okla. He and Boston Braves teammate Johnny Sain formed one of the most famous duos in pitching history, inspiring the motto of hopeful Braves fans during the 1948 World Series: "Spahn and Sain, and pray for rain." Known for his mental stamina and his longevity (he had 13 20-win seasons for the Braves and pitched until he was an ancient 46), Spahn told TIME in 1960, "I start every game intent on a no-hitter. When they get a hit, I try for a one-hit shutout...
That was the story of the day for the lights. The crew was neither deficient in training nor stamina, but the strength and strategy of its opposition early on proved too much to overcome...