Foreskin
Frankfurt, Germany
Dear Flustered: Try putting your lips around it and gently play with the foreskin with your tongue; then push the skin back, hold the base, put it in your mouth and prepare for the great awakening .
Dear Dan: You used to be able to tell by the wet spot, but now that guys use condoms and peel them off after sex, I don’t know if they really had an orgasm or not. Is there any way to tell?
Doubtful in Dallas
(Texas)
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Dear Doubtful: I was shocked to learn that more men, gay and straight, are faking orgasms these days. It just didn’t seem like it would ever be an issue, but then I read an article about a straight guy who fakes it the first time around so his girlfriend will think he can do it twice. Nonetheless, if your guy grunts and groans, and then jumps up to flush it down the toilet, you’ll never know for sure. If he falls asleep immediately, he either had an orgasm or was too tired to begin with .
Dear Dan: I think the guy I’ve started going out with is gay. He’s a responsive lover, and works his butt off in bed. But I just have this nagging feeling. How can I know for sure?
Wondering in West
Hollywood (California)
Dear Wondering: It sounds as though you have nothing to complain about, but we understand that sometimes it’s just nice to know. Maybe the guy doesn’t know, doesn’t want to know or simply hasn’t come to terms with things yet. There are a few things, however, that offer pretty good clues.
Check out his CD collection. Does he have recordings of Broadway musicals, or groups like Nine Inch Nails? When he has you over to his place, does he serve canapés and Lillet, or pop open a couple of brewskies? Does he have more hair and beauty products in his bathroom than you? You can’t argue with the evidence .
Dear Dan: I can have multiple orgasms. Sometimes my partner wiggles around after orgasm to make it happen a 161
Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man second time. How long does a guy take before he can do it again?
Impatient Lucy
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dear Impatient: You may want to check out the answer to Doubtful in Dallas’s question (page 161). Assuming your guy actually does have an orgasm, figure it will take him about zero to five minutes if he’s in his teens, five to ten if he’s in his twenties, ten to twenty until he hits about forty.
After that, you’d better count on taking a shower, washing and drying your hair, and doing your nails in between. Three coats of polish!
Dear Dan: I love having oral sex with my boyfriend, but he never goes down on me. Is there anything I can do to make this more enticing to him?
Delta Queen
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Dear Delta: Stop going down on him .
Dear Dan: I really like this new guy I’ve been seeing, but his penis turns me off. What should I do?
Grossed Out in Grosse
Pointe (Michigan)
Dear Grossed. That depends on how bad it is compared to how much you want him. If the good outweighs the bad, just close your eyes and think of Brad Pitt .
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Dear Dan: Is it true that the size of a guy’s fingers and feet tell you about the size of his manhood?
Sizewise
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dear Size: There seems to be a general correlation between fingers, feet and phallus, but imagine how exciting it would be to find the exception to the rule. Or, how disappointing .
Dear Dan: I am lucky to have a really passionate partner, but sometimes he’s so overenthusiastic that I feel like I’m in some gymnastic competition. I want him to relax so I can close my eyes and fantasize. How do I tell him to be smooth instead of being a cheerleader?
Pooped in Piscataway
(New Jersey)
Dear Pooped: Gay men know to take the cue from their partner. We generally get the idea that if our partner uses a light touch, then he likes a light touch. I should think this would work for you, too. Try putting him flat on his back while you gently massage him and work some manual-oral action on him. Unless
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