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This note reconsiders sexuality and romance in later life through cohort succession and life-course continuity. Korean data document changes in education, income, digital access, social participation, and values among newer cohorts of older adults. International same-age cohort studies show changing sexual activity and attitudes across successive birth cohorts. Research on dating and cohabitation shows relationship norms changing through cohort replacement. On this basis, the note proposes four hypotheses: normalization of sexual life, normalization of romance, a possible surge in romance, and a 10-year lag. The note ends with the hypotheses.
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