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Let Me Count the Ways: Discovering Great Sex Without Intercourse

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This book puts forth the bold idea that couples do not need to have intercourse to have sex, and then discusses how to have great sex without intercourse. The only downside to the book is that it's a little repetitive. It also is a good book for unmarried teens and young adults to read, because it shows them how to have positive sexual experiences without the risk of pregnancy or sexulally transmitted diseases.

As another review has said, this book does not really tell you how to deal with pain or issues involving "avoiding" intercourse, but it does give you plenty of information on how to retrain your brain from thinking about "normal" sex to thinking about how you like to experience sex.
A warning for the conservative reader, some items may be offensive. Just skim over chapter 2, or skip it all together. I didn't really need to read all of that to gain GREAT results from the book.

When I ordered this book, I thought it would be kind of a manual for intercourse-less sex, but it turned out to be more about how to change our view of sex and intercourse, and find out what exactly we like and want. It wasn't what I expected at all, but it was definitely worth reading.

An educational book about sex with a deemphasis on our society's expectation for penetrative sex. The drawbacks of penetrative sex are made very clear in this book. Finding other ways to explore our sexuality and validating the "normalcy" of these alternatives is what this book is all about. This is especially comforting for those of us who experience pain with penetrative sex. It is estimated that 18 percent of women have been diagnosed with vulvodynia- a disorder that causes excruciating pain with penetrative intercourse. This book is a valuable resource for couples dealing with any condition that makes penetrative sex impossible.

The only complaint I have about this book, is that there is no mention of vulvodynia. This is unfortunate because this is a disorder that common in women but has received very little media attention.

Otherwise, the book makes a compelling case for alternatives to conventional ways of thinking about intimacy and sex.