'Viva Viagra' ads don't reflect life

Erectile dysfunction has gone from something men were ashamed to admit to their doctors to something they sit around bars and sing about. At least that's what they do in the "Viva Viagra" commercial. Half a dozen 35- to 45-year-olds grinning like goons sing "Viva Viagra! Viva Viagra! Viva! Viva! Viagra!"But in real life?Zelda: "I'm so tired of the Viva Viagra commercials. It's ... causing conflict among couples. I suggest a class-action lawsuit of wives against the company that makes it."Brandon: "I am 54 and take Cialis with the full support of my wife. She's glad that it enables me to function like I did when we were first married."Christian: "Call me Future Viagra User. I don't use it. I'm not married. I don't need it. But I suspect I will after I remarry because '50 percent of men (my age) will suffer some form of erectile dysfunction.' It's a medicine. Not a sex toy."David: "Viagra doesn't increase your libido. It doesn't increase your desires. It simply allows you to make good love when you get to that point. And isn't that what a loving couple wants? A mutually successful lovemaking experience?"I look at Viagra almost like dabbing myself with cologne, brushing my teeth or taking a good shower before sex. ... Here's one drug that should change the phrase, 'better living through chemistry' to 'better lovemaking through chemistry.'"Avery: "I'm 59 and have a medical condition that keeps me from using Viagra. But take the old guys who use it -- if they were lousy lovers when they were 30, they'll still be lousy lovers when they're 60 or 70. Viagra doesn't give a man style."Edward: "I've tried vitamin V, and while it works as advertised, I think I'll stay off it for at least another 10 years or so. My situation is that I'm 45 and divorced for seven years. I date a lot. While I'm not a ... 20-year-old anymore, I have no trouble performing in the right circumstance. ... I've decided I prefer to have sex drug-free, and I'll hold out until I need it."Martha: "I'm 55 and not quite done with menopause. I'm healthy, take excellent care of myself and my appearance, and still turn heads. I've always enjoyed sex, and I like it now more than ever. I'd have sex every day if my husband was interested. Drugs like Viagra are great, but you have to want to have sex. My husband doesn't, which has caused me to seek it elsewhere."Grace: "We can't leave the women's version of Viagra out of the discussion, and that's Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT. I've found that messing with hormones when women hit menopause can cause irrational sexual behavior. Women on HRT think about sex, are hot for sex and seek sex in an unnatural and disturbing way. It's weird to be ready all the time and to want young guys with hard, tight bodies to ravish them."Nature isn't to be taken lightly. Viagra and HRT are a threat to the natural aging process. Let nature take its course! Take up gardening or early morning walks! Husbands can learn to cook; wives can learn to change an oil filter. The media claims the fountain of youth exists in a pill. It doesn't."