This manual on sex is filled with questions and
answers, and is illustrated with a number of mildly erotic photographs. The book is organized into eight chapters:

·      
Sex
in relationships

·      
Questions
men ask

·      
Questions
women ask

·      
Sex
when you’re single

·      
Spicing
up your sex life

·      
Pregnancy
and beyond

·      
Questioning
your sexuality

·      
Your
sexual health

The
book contains plenty of the obvious: various questions about how to perform a
variety of sexual activities, and what is "normal." Other questions are less standard: "why
has my sex life improved since I started having an affair?"; "I’ve
been having virtual sex with someone in an Internet chatroom. I’ve kept this secret from my girlfriend. The problem is that the girl I’ve met online
wants to meet me in the flesh. What
should I do?"; "We stopped having sex a long time ago and my partner
suggested that we go for sex therapy. 
The problem is I think I just want to leave the relationship." "I’m overweight and I can’t believe any
woman would be attracted to me. Should
I just give up on the idea of a sex life?" and so on. Each question is answered in just a
paragraph or two.

The book may be useful for people ready for quick
answers or who want to use the book more as a form of erotica than a serious
source of information. But I imagine
that for anyone with real concerns about their sexuality this book would not be
very useful, because it would be impossible to explore the necessary issues in
enough depth in such a short space. It
is also not appropriate as an introduction to sexuality for children or
teenagers, since it does not deal with adolescent sexuality, and it does not
address itself much to adolescent issues. 
So this is a playful book for adults looking for some fun, and as such,
it is well written and nicely produced. 

 

© 2002 Christian Perring. All
rights reserved.

Christian Perring, Ph.D., is
Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College, Long Island. He is
editor of Metapsychology Online Review. His main research is on
philosophical issues in psychiatry. He is especially interested in exploring
how philosophers can play a greater role in public life, and he is keen to help
foster communication between philosophers, mental health professionals, and the
general public.

 

 

© 2002 Christian Perring. All
rights reserved.

Christian
Perring, Ph.D., is Chair of the Philosophy Department at Dowling College,
Long Island. He is editor of Metapsychology Online Review. His main research
is on philosophical issues in psychiatry. He is especially interested in
exploring how philosophers can play a greater role in public life, and he is
keen to help foster communication between philosophers, mental health
professionals, and the general public.

Categories: Sexuality, SelfHelp