In which we discuss friendship, Intimacy and libido, and try to approach that age-old, Harry met Sally question of whether men and women can be just friends, or whether there is always just a little part of usually the man that is always there hanging around in the background, waiting for an opportunity to take things further.
It is important not to extrapolate from one’s own predilections and to assume that all men or all women are something or other based on a sample size of one. However, Peter maintains that for him – and he suspects for many other men – an important part of any close relationship is an intimate frisson. We didn’t discuss whether this also exists in close non-sexual Relationships between straight friends, but it is certainly something worth looking at closely and honestly – or ignoring completely.
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I'm Suzanne Noble - writer, entrepreneur and podcaster.
I’m the author of the bestselling erotic memoir The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker and The Not So Invisible Woman, which explores sex, visibility and reinvention later in life.
I’m the co‑founder of Advantages of Age, a social enterprise created to challenge media narratives around ageing. As part of this work, I also co‑founded Startup School for Seniors, an award‑winning initiative supporting later‑life entrepreneurship. This work has been recognised by the Euclid Network, which named me one of the Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise, and by UnLtd, where I received both the Do It Award and Grow It Award.
Separately, I run Sex Advice for Seniors, a Substack bestseller and chart‑topping podcast with hundreds of thousands of downloads.
I’ve also been a finalist for the Exceptional Achievement Award from the Silver Marketing Association, named Startacus Self‑Starter of the Year, and shortlisted for Techpreneur of the Year.
My writing and work have been featured in The Times, Forbes, The Telegraph, BBC, BuzzFeed, Financial Times and The Guardian, amongst others.
