From Publishers Weekly
Redbook magazine contributing editor Lister (Redbook is a Hearst publication) conducted online sex surveys of approximately 5,000 married men and 5,ooo married women, wording the questions differently for each gender to maximize responses. Eschewing Masters & Johnson-style clinical profundity, Lister says people are interested in "weighing their patterns and desires against the perceived norm, against what's acceptable, against what you might think." The reversible dust jacket's underside sports the title Modern Tactics in Higher Education, so parents won't have to hide the book from their kids, or commuters from their neighbors (Book News, Apr. 9). Lister's language is peppered with slang like "horny," "boner," "grooving on each other" and "getting laid." What husbands and wives complain about, prefer and do (and how often) is discussed in a completely unprovocative way; reassurance and encouragement abound. Bottom line: if men did more housework and childcare, wives would be less tired and resentful and more likely to put out; and men want to see their wives naked more often. The "10 secrets" thus are hardly revelatory but provide common sense advice for a satisfying, long-lasting sex life: adventure, generosity, authenticity (don't fake orgasms), attention, courage (address problems jointly) unquestionably good advice.
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Product Description
How can a husband and wife stay hot for one another after years of marriage? How can they get in the mood for sex when all they really want to do is sleep? What's the one thing that men say they don't get enough of-and women hunger for the most-in bed? How can men and women enhance each other's sexual fantasies? What are couples' biggest turn-ons, biggest gripes?
Get ready for the candid and sometimes surprising answers in Pamela Lister's new book, which is based on what real couples want and what real couples do. Lister, a Redbook contributing editor whose beat is sex and marriage, analyzed the answers of 10,000 men and women who were polled in two of the magazine's massive online sex surveys to find out what really turns couples on - and keeps them passionate for each other year after year. By combining the online survey results with advice from sex experts, Lister helps married couples figure out the little and big things they can do to gain more fulfillment in their marriages.
