A female patient just told me the following story. She thought her husband of 15 years was having an affair. He hadn’t been acting suspiciously or working late. He just was less demonstrative, less loving and seemed way less interested in sex. They had always enjoyed a fun sex life. He usually initiated sex but …
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We have every excuse in the book why we don’t talk to our children about sex. A favorite one is: “they are not ready.” I think we really like to believe that our children are innocent and can’t handle information on sex. That is just not true and study after study suggests that the more …
Continue ReadingWomen’s sexuality changes through life.
Don’t we know it? What you loved when you were 18 might be totally different than what gets you going at 30 and may be completely different than what turns you on at 45. Different life experience make us appreciate new things, new images may become imbedded in our brains, we may become more experimental …
Continue ReadingApology letter to a vibrator.
Dear Vibrator, I am so sorry. I placed you in a drawer months ago and have not sought you out since. Please understand, though I enjoyed you, I got nervous that this may be the only way I can orgasm. My orgasms with you were intense and powerful and would occur like clock-work 10 minutes …
Continue ReadingChildren and masturbation.
Most people agree that masturbation is a normal part of live and as humans, we can choose to participate in this behavior, or avoid it if necessary. Although it is normal, often parents are uneasy about what to do if they catch their child masturbating and even more uneasy if they had to talk to …
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