The dinner date went as I had planned - with the one BIG exception.
After a wonderful evening, with an expectation that the best was yet to come, we arrived at my hotel room in an adventurous state of mind, and quickly got down to business.
Our foreplay was exciting and sensual; her kisses encouraging; her dress easy to remove. But when it came to showing her what she wanted, my 'best friend' let me down - embarrassingly.
So let's face it, there comes a time in every man's life when he must accept that his libido can no longer reach the all-conquering heights it did when he was in his 20s.
This is the time of life when a man's self-confidence and self-esteem is at its lowest. It's also a time of life when a man has to reassess his sexual limitations.
Erection problems can occur among adult men of all ages, but becomes more common with increasing age. In reality, most men experience occasional difficulty getting a satisfactory hard erection and maintaining it.
In most cases, it's a temporary condition that will go away with little or no treatment at all. Overwork, stress, or too much alcohol may be a temporary cause.
While with others, and not necessarily older men, it may be a recurring problem that may eventually damage a man's self confidence and harm his relationship with his partner. In this case immediate medical treatment is required.
So just how would you know if you have this problem?
Well if you have difficulty either having or keeping an erection for over 25% of the time, then it is a problem. At one time, doctors and 'experts' thought this condition to be 'all in the man's mind.'
Erection problems, or using the correct medical term 'erectile dysfunction' or 'impotence', refers to a man's inability to achieve erections to enable satisfactory sexual intercourse. It's thought that this is common in about 25% of the male population.
Men who are experiencing repeated impotence problems tend to be middle aged men, usually over 55.
The problem may derive from a variety of causes, but aging is the most important factor in erectile dysfunction, being associated with the decrease in male hormones. For about 20% of sufferers the problem is psychological, whilst one third is due to physically related diseases and the remainder is the combination of both causes.
In the past 10 to 15 years, the medical community has been committed to seeking treatments for erectile dysfunction through a wide range of alternatives. But how should a man with erectile dysfunction be treated in this age where there is immense pressure on all men to perform in bed?