It will help you understand the problem if I first explain that my husband and I are very lucky -- he’s CEO of a small company serving the health care sector, and in these days of COVID-19 that place is...

A Most Dangerous Game: Frank

"A grad student and a cop. What could possibly go wrong?"

A most dangerous game: FrankIt’s a poor excuse, but I was ‘On the rebound’. Well, maybe not. Rebounding suggests bouncing back --   after my divorce it wasn’t a bounce, it was more like a splat.  Three years earlier I abandoned...

The Most Dangerous Game: Rudy

"When bedtime 'acting out' becomes more than a fantasy"

I don't know how often it happens with other couples, but fantasizing about wife sharing had become part of our pillow talk. Maybe it was because I answered my husband's questions about long-ago boyfriends and long-ago sex. There was nothing...

Trophies Part 2

"A woman learns she can leave her inhibitions at the door"

 I didn't mention it earlier: Carl practiced law mostly in Charleston SC, one of the more romantic cities in the South, and it's also home to MUSC -- the Medical University of South Carolina. One of my research grants includes...

Trophies, Part 1 Of 2

"Playing with a fire named Carl"

Women my age will understand: menopause and its flood of hormones can really mess up a woman's view of herself and her world. Mine made me feel older, unattractive, and okay, ugly. My husband worked at changing my opinion. "You're more...

A Saturday Morning Fantasy

"A husband and wife thinking about one of her long ago lovers"

The internet and Google makes it easier for there to be ‘unexpected connections’.“Hey T,” the email read, “Are you going to the APA convention in Denver?  Love to see you there.” The American Psychological Association annual meeting was held there in...

Sunrise at Pittcon

"A scientific conference with a twist"

Like many of yours, my job involves travel, and most guys and women I know complain about the same thing -- we have high-energy days but at 5:00 PM, unless we have arranged a business dinner, we retreat to our...