Doing It: Real People Having Really Good Sex

Isadora Alman

Conari Press, Jan 1, 2001 - Self-Help - 280 pages

We all have questions about sex that we still haven't found answers to. No matter how much girl-chat or guy-talk we engage in, there are some topics left untouched and questions left unanswered. Now, go behind the doors of bedrooms across the country and read the naked truth about sex and relationships that readers of nationally syndicated sex columnist Isadora Alman have shared over the years. Doing It draws from discussions on Alman's popular web site and from written responses to her column, offering thoughts, experiences, stories, and advice on all topics sexual. Organized by the natural progression of relationships and inclusive of all gender preferences, areas discussed include the singles scene, dating, intercourse, voyeurism, lubricants, libido, STDs, and creative sexual positions.

Contents

• The Single State: 7
• On Being Single: 7
• The Sweetie Search: 11
• Where to Go ASweetieHunting: 19
• The Dating Game: 23
• The Shopping Process: 24
• Turnons: 27
• Turnoffs: 31
• Friends and Lovers: 33
• Nice Guys: 35
• Ill Call You: 37
• Aha Sex: 41
• Coupling: 45
• On Relationships: 46
• Monogamy and Polyamory: 52
• LongDistance Relationships: 57
• The Body: 63
• Getting Physical: 64
• Tastes: 65
• Smells: 67
• Body Hair: 68
• Menstruation: 73
• Birth Control: 74
• Lubricants: 79
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 80
• Solo Sex: 83
• On the Act of Masturbation: 84
• For Himself: 88
• For Your Partner: 94
• Outercourse: 97
• Sex Play: 98
• Nipples Breasts: 107
• Sex Talk: 110
• Sex Toys: 112
• Intercourse: 115
• The Old In and Out: 116
• Sexual Housekeeping: 123
• Oral Sex on a Woman: 125
• Oral Sex on a Man: 135
• Anal Play: 149
• Varieties: 161
• Twos Company a Threes a Party: 162
• CrossDressing: 165
• Anal and Vaginal Fisting: 167
• Voyeurism and Exhibitionism: 170
• Power Play: 171
• Outside the Box: 176
• Men: 177
• The Penis: 178
• Cut or Uncut: 185
• Erections: 187
• Orgasms Ejaculating: 192
• Women: 197
• Anatomy: 198
• Arousal: 201
• Orgasms: 203
• Ejaculation: 208
• Menopause: 210
• Relationship Middles and Endings: 215
• Keeping the Spark Alive: 216
• Libido: 221
• Meds and Drugs: 224
• When Its Over: 227
• Postscript: 231
• Index: 233
• About the Author: 241

About the author

Isadora Alman is a Board certified sexologist and a California licensed relationship counselor. She is a frequent and popular T.V. and radio talk show guest, warm, quick-witted and funny, and a lecturer and workshop leader on a variety of communications topics, not only sex. Her advice column on sex and relationships "Ask Isadora" appears in newsweeklies worldwide. Isadora is the author of two collections.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Doing It: Real People Having Really Good Sex
• Author: Isadora Alman
• Publisher: Conari Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1573245208, 9781573245203
• Length: 280 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Sexuality; Self-Help / Sexual Instruction