Do you still find your mate attractive after so many years?

I still see the sweet 17 y/o boy I met when I look at my husband. Don't get me wrong, I can see he has aged, and gained weight - as have I - but to me he will forever be 17. He's still taller than me, and he still has the strongest yet most gentle arms I've ever been held in. I see sexy, virile, sweet and wild all at once. I see the love of my life. And I know he feels the same about me - he's always telling me how sexy I am, and how much he loves me, and he can't get enough of me. Sometimes, when couples stop working on their relationship, or are working towards different goals, it feels like the love (or something) is missing. When the "lonely" one goes "looking" it's not because they want younger - it's because they are missing that spark and they want it back. This is why communication is so important to a relationship. Always talk about everything so you know where you both stand in a relationship.

We've been together going on 9 yrs and my sweety is just as sexy and cute as ever. I just asked him and he said I'm twice as sexy now as when he first met me.... and he added, I'm serious! So in some cases I suppose it happens if that person bases their perception of attractiveness strictly on age and looks. But true sexiness and attraction goes much deeper than that.