History Main / OldPeopleAreNonsexual

* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': A few people from a nursing home have been admitted to the hospital with a mysterious illness. When Elliot learns that it's an STD that's been spreading around the nursing home, she is grossed out.

-->'''Leon:''' Yeah.. well, that's disgusting. Um.. no, that is not good. I'm sorry. Um, [[SubvertedTrope but, I must say]], after all those Viagra I took, it doesn't sound ''that'' disgusting, you know!

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* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'': Samantha, a woman in her forties dating a man in his twenties, alludes to this mentality when she starts finding gray hairs, and worries that he'll stop seeing her as ''older'' and start seeing her as ''old''.

-->'''Albie:''' It just seems like the body would naturally stop getting hоrny once you're past the age of procreation, you know? Like at fifty, you would just stop.\\
'''Dom:''' ...Fifty? Fifty's not that old.[...]\\

There is a longstanding idea that growing old stops sexuality dead in its tracks. This could be due to the notion that sex is too tiring for frail elderly bodies and the [[TheLoinsSleepTonight "equipment" no longer works]]. Likewise, this idea may be caused by the idea that sex is only for the young, beautiful, and fertile. Or maybe it comes from the [[GrannyClassic wholesome ideal]] of grandparents or the idea that adults must uphold decorum and propriety past a certain age. It could also be from the stereotype that long-lasting couples eventually suffer from DeadSparks. Of course, it could simply come from the fact that many [[ParentalSexualitySquick adult writers don't want to think of their parents' generation having sex]].

* Discussed in ''Film/X2022'', when Wayne first reassures the apprehensive Maxine that the elderly Howard's "pecker" probably hasn't gone up since before she was even born and later when Bobby-Lynne remarks that everyone eventually grows too old to screw anymore and life's too short to let that happen.

* In ''Film/GodsAndMonsters'', James Whale is an elderly, promiscuous gay man, and his gardener whom he's sexually provoked says Whale is too old to think about things like sex.

* ''Literature/TheHundredYearOldManWhoClimbedOutTheWindowAndDisappeared''

* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'': Samantha, a woman in her forties dating a man in her twenties, alludes to this mentality when she starts finding gray hairs, and worries that he'll stop seeing her as ''older'' and start seeing her as ''old''.

--> '''Walter''' (as Jeff's grandparents): "Was it good for you?"
--> "I don't remember..."
--> "But we just finished!"
--> "Who are you?"

There is a longstanding idea that growing old stops sexuality dead in its tracks. This could be due to the notion that sex is too tiring for frail elderly bodies and the [[TheLoinsSleepTonight "equipment" no longer works]]. Likewise, this idea may be caused by the idea that sex is only for the young, beautiful, and fertile. Or maybe it comes from the [[GrannyClassic wholesome ideal]] of grandparents, or the idea that adults must uphold decorum and propriety past a certain age. It could also be from the stereotype that long-lasting couples eventually suffer from DeadSparks. Of course, it could simply come from the fact that many [[ParentalSexualitySquick adult writers don't want to think of their parents' generation having sex]].

This belief used to be prominent in LGBT+ circles. The focal characters of QueerMedia would skew younger and no elderly LGBT people would be shown. This is becoming less prominent, since more people of various ages have been coming out and the original population of "younger" LGBT+ characters are getting older.

* Downplayed in ''Literature/DirtyBertie'', which, being a kids' series, doesn't mention sex but it does mention Bertie being really grossed-out by the idea of his grandmother kissing her boyfriend because she's old.

* Heavily averted in Music/TheLonelyIsland song "Boom Box," where turning up the turbo bass on the titular boom box in a nursing home inspires it's residents to immediately engage in an orgy.

* Creator/JeffDunham's puppet Walter was pretty shocked to learn that Jeff's grandparents were still sexually active well into their 80's, seeming to be a subscriber to this trope. This could be something to do with things not getting too exciting under the sheets for Walter himself, being an old man as well. It's not helped that he's not too happy with his own marriage.