*The Dating Game* EXCERPT: I’ve been careful not to disparage the men I’ve slept with, especially for qualities that are unable to be changed (like natural endowment, for example) but I want to point out that there are some general, universal guidelines that you must follow if you want to be a good lover. While it is still true that what turns me on is probably different than what turns you on, and that neither of us are wrong even if we would be wrong for each other, it is also true that no adequate lover shows blatant disregard for their partner’s pleasure. The best lovers (in the heterosexual arrangement I was used to, anyway) ensure a woman comes first, but I understood that sex was organic and could wander off-script. As such, if a man comes first, it is still his duty to bring his partner to orgasm. Do you hear me, fellas? Sex feels as good to us as it does to you, if not nineteen times better, when it’s good! And it’s your job to ensure its goodness for us, as it is our job to ensure its goodness for you. Everybody wins! We just have to work together. And I beg you not to make false assumptions about the diminished female libido when her lack of interest is clearly in direct relationship to your disinterest in pleasing her.