I Want Sex to be Pleasurable & Fun but Physically I Can't Get There

Dear Betty and Carlin,

Thank you for reading my question. I appreciate your time and perspective and I hope that my email addresses a worthy, yet lesser-discussed topic that will interest your audience.

QUESTION

I have been asking myself: “Do I need to accept medical celibacy due to a low libido, anorgasmia and dyspareunia?” If so, do you have recommendations for accepting this lifestyle?”

BACKGROUND

How Do I Let Lovers Know We Need to Use Lubricant?

dear betty,

first of all, thanks so much for your website. since i discovered it i started feeling so much better and adventurous about my sex life. however, there is one question that is still unsatisfied. as some of the other women that wrote you i have problems with getting wet (enough) during sex. when i had my boyfriend we eventually started using lube and it was great.

Doctor Said I'm Anorgasmic

Hi Betty,

I'm seventeen years old, have been masturbating since I had sufficient dexterity, and have never achieved an orgasm (to my knowlege). Maybe I did when I was younger, but not since I could remember. I know that you're probably thinking that I'm young and should give it more time, but I'm very well researched and have tried a lot and this particular issue is the source of a lot of anxiety and misery for me, though I've came to accept it more than I used to of late.

It Takes Me Two Hours Just to Get Aroused

Hi Betty,

Firstly I'd like to thank you for the important work you do in liberating women's sexuality. It's meant a lot to me over the past year since I discovered your website, and I especially learned a lot from "Orgasms for Two". It made me see my body, my sex organ and the sex act in a completely new light, making me much more comfortable in my own (naked) skin. Thank you!

The question I have for you is one I have not seen addressed on the site or in any of the books I've read. My problem is that it is very hard for me to become aroused.

I'm 16 & I Really Want a Vibrator

Dear Dr. Betty,

I'm 16 and I really want a vibrator. But you can't enter sex shops if you're a minor and I can't order online so I've been thinking of just telling my mom I masturbate and getting her to get one for me. Even if she says no, she can't stop me from masturbating. It'll just be a bit awkward between us for a while. How do I start a conversation about this and convince her to get me one?

Dear D,