How to live until your hundreds...
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105-year-old virgin says no sex the key to long life
A woman celebrating her 105th birthday says that celibacy and staying single has been the key to her long life.
Clara Meadmore, a retired secretary, who still has her own hair, teeth, and sharp wit, never had time for a family and lived alone until going into care.She said: "I've always had lots of platonic friendships with men but never felt the need to go further than that or marry."
Miss Meadmore, who was born in Glasgow, and lived in Canada and New Zealand, before settling in Cornwall 40 years ago, also added that she had never had any interest in sex.
"I imagine there is a lot of hassle involved and I have always been busy doing other things," she said.
"When I was a girl you only had sex with your husband and I never married. I grew up in an era where little girls were to be seen and not heard so I had to learn to stand up for myself and earn my own living.
"Some men don't like that in a woman and before long I was too old to marry anyway."
Miss Meadmore has never owned a television, but she enjoys the radio, and is a particular fan of the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour programme. She also enjoys cooking, gardening and reading.
She saved up her salary and spent the money going on walking tours in many parts of Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, and she still has the diaries of the trips.
A friend, Josie Harvey, who has known her for 30 years, said: "She was fiercely independent and believed in doing things her own way, and that allowed her to live a long life.
"She has kept a great interest in what is going on in the world and she is a wonderful source of information."
Miss Meadmore is due to celebrate her 105th birthday on Saturday at a party at the Perran Bay nursing home in Perranporth, Cornwall.
Do you know anyone who has lived to a grand old age? What was their secret for a long life? What kind of life did they lead?
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This story is the same than another of a lot of women in the world. This post is from 2008 and then she had 105 years old, that is, she was born in 1903, more or less. The headline is little confusing because she didn’t say sex is the key to long life. In my opinion she said that the key to her long life is put not up with men more that celibacy. We are so heavy. She said that she had lots of platonic friendships with men but nothing more (because she knew them) and that when I was girl you only had sex with your husband.
I knew a man who lived in a village of Soria, he had 105 and I remember that he moved slowly and carefully. His family told me that he always did the same. He had several siblings, children and grandchildren. He didn’t smoke, he drank little wine, he ate not much and he was very quiet. His secret for long life could be to live not passionately.
In my opinion, the secret for long life is to live in balance and to work for society. In a Greek temple appeared this inscription: “Nothing too much”. What is more, it’s necessary to make an effort for human species and every living being.
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I am always hearing stories about how to live to a hundred plus.
I remember a Frenchwoman who was the oldest person in the world at the time. It was heartening to see her still enjoy a glass of cognac and cigarette.
But unfortunately, most people who live to a grand old age have never had any vices.
Most of it is down to genes and living a simple life like the man you mentioned.
This story is the same as a lot of other women in the world. This post is from 2008 and then she was 105 years old, that is to say, she was born in 1903, more or less. The headline is a little confusing because she didn’t say sex is the key to long life. In my opinion she said that the key to her long life is not putting up with men rather than celibacy. We are so complicated. She said that she had lots of platonic friendships with men but nothing else (because she knew them) and that when she was girl, you only had sex with your husband.
I knew a man who lived in a village of Soria, he was / reached 105 and I remember that he moved slowly and carefully. His family told me that he had always done the same. He had several siblings, children and grandchildren. He didn’t smoke, he didn't drink much wine, he ate very little and he was very quiet. His secret to a long life could have been to lead a simple life.
In my opinion, the secret for long life is to have a balanced life and to work for society. In a Greek temple, the inscription: “Nothing too much” appeared. What is more, it’s necessary to make an effort for the human species and every living being.