Were he to give advice to any young woman setting out to hook, land and keep an eligible young man, he would advise her not to start off her faking on too sensational, dramatic and grand a scale. Keep it low key, he would advise. Low key—and at a level that can be continued with, month after month. A level comfortably credible and without real strain.
After all, no guy wants to think his performance has slipped. Therein lies ruin.
And a young woman should recognize and know ruin: Ruin befalls a huntin' woman any time a guy is fucking her less than, say, three times a week.
Three times a week, or more, and the young woman has a viable ultimatum. She is only a step away from the altar rail.
Less than twice a week, and it takes a shotgun.
Any case, perfectly obvious advice, he would say.
Ins and Outs on the Ups and Downs that include some Notes on the Cut, Thrust and Parry that is part of the Great Game--Sexual Politics. And encompassing too Single Men and Women and the Pleasures of Youth.
