[overflow] Re: Dummies'/Idiots' Guides

[Eloise Beltz-Decker <eloise@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Lee Gold wrote:

> Joel Polowin wrote:
> > 
> > Arthur Levesque wrote:
> > >      I was wandering through a Borders yesterday, and was surprised at
> > > how many titles the series has -- the one that bothered me most was "Sex
> > > for Dummies".  If you need to be told how to do it, you probably
> > > shouldn't be breeding.
> > 
> > I think that part of the point about that one was how to have sex
> > *without* breeding.  Without producing children, I mean.
> 
> I haven't read the book but as ideally such a book
> would
> also have chapters 
> 	* explaining you don't have to start having sex
> with
> someone in order to "prove your love" or because
> otherwise
> they'll hit you or go off and date someone else
> 	* explaining you don't have to do anything that
> hurts you or scares you or horribly embarrasses
> you
> 	* explaining how to minimize your chance of
> getting sexually-transmitted diseases and what to
> do
> if you get them anyway

	I skimmed it when I worked in a bookstore, and yes toa ll of 
those, plus some stuff from Joy of Sex (kinks are fun, not sick; basic 
anatomy and how to use it to please your partner; deep-throating pros and 
cons; the G Spot; etc). Think basic sex-ed plus Joy of Sex plus a few 
other things, written in an accessible style. It's really aimed at adults 
who are already in a relationship.

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