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Orgasms for Two: the Joy of Partnersex
There are many sex manuals on the shelves of bookstores. They offer advice on being sexier, on giving him what he really wants, on making her wild with desire. Most of them are about as substantive as a filmy piece of lingerie. What is missing is a down-to-earth, realistic, honest book.
Betty Dodson, Ph.D., is an international authority on sexual self-help and the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Sex for One: The Joy of Self-Loving. She has devoted three decades of her life to sexual liberation for both women and men.
In Orgasms for Two: The Joy of Partnersex, Dr. Dodson debunks the myths that keep us from having satisfying—and mutually satisfying—sex lives. She shows us how to be happier and healthier through the benefits of pleasure, and she shows us how to get to know ourselves and our partners better, whether it’s the inner and outer workings of the anatomy or the best sex toys to bring to bed.
She writes often from her own experiences, because she feels people learn best through example, and she writes from the knowledge acquired through years of working with women and men, teaching workshops, and doing research. The knowledge gained through reading Orgasms for Two is like having a kindly, remarkably frank guide tell you all the things you’ve always wanted to know but never had anyone to ask.
Open Orgasms for Two and see how rewarding it is to cast aside conventional beliefs about sexuality and begin to enjoy the best sex of your life.
"Everyone has a right to keep his or her sex life private. The reason I’m willing to go public with mine is because it has been proven to me time and again that the most effective way to teach something as subjective as sexual pleasure is by using the power of example. Since the seventies, I have shared my challenges and successes in the process of exploring sexual pleasure. What is happening to me in terms of my sexuality is not an isolated incident taking place in a vacuum. The chances are good that many other people are dealing with similar issues."
Although the idea of pleasure might be frivolous in a world that appears to be on the brink of horrible disasters, I believe one of our best hopes for survival depends upon embracing and celebrating human sexuality as a healing force." —Betty Dodson, Ph.D.
From the Hardcover edition.
Betty Dodson, Ph.D., is an international authority on sexual self-help and the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Sex for One: The Joy of Self-Loving. She has devoted three decades of her life to sexual liberation for both women and men.
In Orgasms for Two: The Joy of Partnersex, Dr. Dodson debunks the myths that keep us from having satisfying—and mutually satisfying—sex lives. She shows us how to be happier and healthier through the benefits of pleasure, and she shows us how to get to know ourselves and our partners better, whether it’s the inner and outer workings of the anatomy or the best sex toys to bring to bed.
She writes often from her own experiences, because she feels people learn best through example, and she writes from the knowledge acquired through years of working with women and men, teaching workshops, and doing research. The knowledge gained through reading Orgasms for Two is like having a kindly, remarkably frank guide tell you all the things you’ve always wanted to know but never had anyone to ask.
Open Orgasms for Two and see how rewarding it is to cast aside conventional beliefs about sexuality and begin to enjoy the best sex of your life.
"Everyone has a right to keep his or her sex life private. The reason I’m willing to go public with mine is because it has been proven to me time and again that the most effective way to teach something as subjective as sexual pleasure is by using the power of example. Since the seventies, I have shared my challenges and successes in the process of exploring sexual pleasure. What is happening to me in terms of my sexuality is not an isolated incident taking place in a vacuum. The chances are good that many other people are dealing with similar issues."
Although the idea of pleasure might be frivolous in a world that appears to be on the brink of horrible disasters, I believe one of our best hopes for survival depends upon embracing and celebrating human sexuality as a healing force." —Betty Dodson, Ph.D.
From the Hardcover edition.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published October 22, 2002
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About the author
Betty Dodson
16 books124 followersBetty Dodson is an American sex educator, author, and artist. Dodson held the first one-woman show of erotic art at the Wickersham Gallery in New York City in 1968. She left the art world to teach sex to women. She is widely known as a pioneer in women's, and to a somewhat lesser extent men's, sexual liberation, having sold more than 1 million copies of her first book, Sex for One. Much of her fame has come from her work not only advocating masturbation, but conducting workshops for more than 30 years in which groups of about 10 or more women (and at least once a group of men) would talk, explore their own bodies, and masturbate together. She hosted a Public-access television cable television program in New York City in the early 80's, and conducted her workshop - a dozen or so nude women discussing and practicing masturbation - on TV.
Dodson's books include Liberating Masturbation, a self-published book that became a feminist classic[citation needed]. Sex for One: The Joy of Self-Loving and Orgasms for Two: the Joy of Partnersex. She also produced four videos: Selfloving: Portrait of a Sexual Seminar, Celebrating Orgasm: Women's Private Selfloving Sessions, Viva la Vulva; Women's Sex Organs Revealed and The Orgasm Doctor": Two Private Hands-on Sex Coaching Sessions.
She is a founder of the pro-sex feminist movement[citation needed], having left behind the more traditional feminist movement because she considered it banal, antisexual and over-politicized. Dodson considers too much is made of sexual labels and embraces them all by calling herself a heterosexual, bisexual lesbian. She looks forward to the day we can all be just "sexual."
Dodson has a degree from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality for her research work on sexuality.
Dodson maintains a private practice in New York City. While she doesn't presently offer her Bodysex Workshops, she is available for private individual and couples coaching.
Dodson appeared in a Season 4 episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit! that dealt with abstinence. She was also on The View, and has appeared in numerous sex documentaries.
Most recently, Dodson has partnered with Carlin Ross and created a sexuality portal for women under the brand Dodson and Ross. Together, they're launching an online video series "Basic Sex Skills: The New Porn.
Dodson's books include Liberating Masturbation, a self-published book that became a feminist classic[citation needed]. Sex for One: The Joy of Self-Loving and Orgasms for Two: the Joy of Partnersex. She also produced four videos: Selfloving: Portrait of a Sexual Seminar, Celebrating Orgasm: Women's Private Selfloving Sessions, Viva la Vulva; Women's Sex Organs Revealed and The Orgasm Doctor": Two Private Hands-on Sex Coaching Sessions.
She is a founder of the pro-sex feminist movement[citation needed], having left behind the more traditional feminist movement because she considered it banal, antisexual and over-politicized. Dodson considers too much is made of sexual labels and embraces them all by calling herself a heterosexual, bisexual lesbian. She looks forward to the day we can all be just "sexual."
Dodson has a degree from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality for her research work on sexuality.
Dodson maintains a private practice in New York City. While she doesn't presently offer her Bodysex Workshops, she is available for private individual and couples coaching.
Dodson appeared in a Season 4 episode of Penn & Teller's Bullshit! that dealt with abstinence. She was also on The View, and has appeared in numerous sex documentaries.
Most recently, Dodson has partnered with Carlin Ross and created a sexuality portal for women under the brand Dodson and Ross. Together, they're launching an online video series "Basic Sex Skills: The New Porn.
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January 3, 2021
Last book of 2020 😭😭
Lost me at the end. I liked and agreed with the overarching message but some shit was just iffy and I have to look more into it. Sometimes she said shit that was so judgemental, outdated or misguided. I skipped a couple of chapters because they didn't apply to me. The kindle version sucked because a bunch of pages were missing. Overall though there was some good advice in here.
Lost me at the end. I liked and agreed with the overarching message but some shit was just iffy and I have to look more into it. Sometimes she said shit that was so judgemental, outdated or misguided. I skipped a couple of chapters because they didn't apply to me. The kindle version sucked because a bunch of pages were missing. Overall though there was some good advice in here.
June 2, 2010
I learned it's really difficult to take seriously someone who uses the word "buttyhole".
February 4, 2015
Betty Dodson does not hold back. She's truly authentic and has made some very important discoveries over the years and her contribution to female sexuality is remarkable. I don't necessarily agree 100% with all aspects of her philosophy but I would love to attend her workshops, particularly after I've had some more training and experiences so that I can have a healthy discussion with her about the use of vibrators, lubricants and female ejaculation! Check out her vulva drawings - it does wonders for body image!
November 18, 2012
lol read and you'll find out ;)
June 24, 2010
Informative, liberating, exciting!
May 12, 2017
I found this book to be very informative and enlightening. It is an excellent follow up to her previous book, “Sex for One”. The use of the author’s own experiences help to highlight the points of each chapter. The illustrations of non-idealized body types gave me a better connection to the various concepts discussed. Her familiarity of the human sexual anatomy led me to a greater understanding of the differences between the way men and women find pleasure from intimacy.
If you are interested in gaining greater satisfaction from your sex life or just want to come to a better understanding of what you and your partner may be experiencing, I believe this is a good read for you. I would recommend though that you first read “Sex for One” as a primer.
The only distracting thing for me was some of the self-promotion of items that are available for purchase from her website. While I did find it to be a little distracting, it did not take away from overall message of the book and I believe that she only mentions them to help the reader if they wish to put some of the concepts into practice.
Overall, I found this to be an excellent read and would recommend it to both women and men.
If you are interested in gaining greater satisfaction from your sex life or just want to come to a better understanding of what you and your partner may be experiencing, I believe this is a good read for you. I would recommend though that you first read “Sex for One” as a primer.
The only distracting thing for me was some of the self-promotion of items that are available for purchase from her website. While I did find it to be a little distracting, it did not take away from overall message of the book and I believe that she only mentions them to help the reader if they wish to put some of the concepts into practice.
Overall, I found this to be an excellent read and would recommend it to both women and men.
October 4, 2020
happy to have read about a very controversial perspective on female sexuality. Thanks Betty.
September 25, 2022
Out of date and out of touch. Also uses the word “buttyhole” it was almost comedic, I pushed though hoping to learn something (I didn’t.)
dnf
January 13, 2023DNF @ 30%
June 3, 2023
Betty is my hero, this is the sex talk I should have gotten as a kid.
January 16, 2011
While it is not a literary masterpiece, it was enjoyable. I'm a huge fan of Betty Dodson and happily read through the 200 or so pages. I felt that some of the information was repeated from Sex For One but there was a bunch of new material about Eric and some practical stuff for couples.
It was entertaining...if a little repetitive.
It was entertaining...if a little repetitive.
September 2, 2008
This is a great read. Betty Dodson is a sex therapist in her late 60s. She's got it going on; adamant that women should be schooled in how to get themselves off. Very sad and funny depiction of her teaching about sex at a well-heeled Manhattan bridal shower.
May 7, 2014
A life changing approach to partner sex. Also the seminal book of a 1960's era radical New York feminist. Reading this at 61 it codified many of the issues I had come to understand over the last 50 plus years, but mostly I kept thinking, "Why couldn't I have know this at 19?"
January 17, 2008
I wish I had learned more than Ms. Dodson's personal sexual experiences...YUCK!
August 13, 2016
Leaves nothing to the imagination! Entertaining and informative as expected. This is one frank author.
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