Betsy, 55, who cares for her adult son with disabilities, and Felix, 58, a full-time carer for his elderly mother, have discussed their relationship and intimate life. They live in separate suburbs and meet three evenings a week.
The couple has sex once a week, which is the only time they are alone without the people they care for. They often feel stressed and preoccupied, and have a rule to share their feelings for the first hour of their time together.
Felix tends to initiate sex more often, as Betsy's sex drive has been dampened by menopause. Betsy holds Felix's testicles as they go to sleep to comfort him, as touch is his love language. Felix also revealed he has been secretly creating a science fiction pornographic comic strip for six years, based on a fantasy world where women dominate men.
Betsy noted that she used to be cynical about sex and would kick partners out of bed, but her experience with Felix has been different, describing their first sexual encounter as slow, intimate, and caring.