Is There Still Sex in the City?

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Twenty years after her influential first book reshaped pop culture and dating, Candace Bushnell delivers a new exploration of sex and dating after fifty. Set between Manhattan's Upper East Side and a country enclave known as The Village, this work features Bushnell’s signature sharp, satirical commentaries on the love lives of middle-aged men and women navigating modern relationships. She documents contemporary dating phenomena, such as the “Unintended Cub Situation,” where older women unexpectedly attract younger men, and the “Mona Lisa” Treatment—a vaginal restorative surgery often suggested for middle-aged women. Bushnell also revisits one of her most famous stories, “The Bicycle Boys,” highlighting their newfound prevalence and offering insights on how to pursue men via bicycle. Throughout, she examines love and life from various perspectives—marriage, divorce, bereavement, and the societal pressures on women to maintain youthfulness. This candid social commentary serves as an essential companion to one of the most revolutionary dating explorations of the twentieth century, providing a fresh lens on the complexities of midlife romance.