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About 2:00 in the afternoon the doorbell rang. Doorbells ringing in our house were strange. Nobody rang doorbells anymore. Mormons did and UPS and the like. Occasionally a neighbor but so seldom it became a 'thing' when it happened. I opened the door and a nicely dressed young lady stood there.
"Hi," she said. "Are you Jeb?"
"Yes, I'm Jeb," I said. "What can I do for you?"
She said, "Do you know Marjorie? She sent me over. Actually she didn't, she said I should come over and introduce myself and tell you my problem. I'm Hanna. She said not to use last names so I'm Hanna."
"Hi Hanna. I do know Marjorie," I said. "From the travel agency?"
"Yes, that's the one," she said. "Do you have time now?" I don't know how busy you are this time of day. I didn't see any cars nearby. I could come back if you like. I happen to be over this way and it was convenient."
"Well, uh, would you like to come in?" I said. "I'm mostly at loose ends doing odd jobs I hate to do."
I moved from the open door and in she came and headed right for the living room and sat down. She was dressed very nice with a light gray summer jacket, skirt, nice white blouse, pearl necklace. A matching clutch, probably just for a small wallet. Her skirt was just above her knees. Her knees were together but not angled away. Nice arms, not bulging biceps, normal. Nice nails, nice smile, about 27 or 28. Easy build. About my height, 5ft10. Proportional breasts, hair just below the shoulders and styled in a reserved manner. I saw other stuff but no need to specify. I couldn't stop evaluating. It's a habit from a previous life style.
She said, "Jeb, are you a doctor? What of?"
"No, I'm not a doctor," I said.
"What kind of practice do you have? Are you another type of specialists?"
I smiled and said, "Nope. I specialize in the same things most of the population does, being human and being interested. How about yourself?"
I thought I would see why she was here but I was beginning to get that feeling again. Marge and her friends were going to get me in trouble or drive me crazy, whichever came first. This is the first time I heard the 'no last name' comment. That was new. That had to come from Marjorie because of Mrs. NoName. She introduced herself as Mrs. NoName. I never did find out who she was. I watched the papers too but no article.
Hanna said, "Marjorie said you were very good. I did hear something from someone else but they wouldn't tell me who or where, just to ask Marjorie, so I did."
"Would you like to see a doctor about something?" I said. "I can probably help you there."
"No," she said, "This isn't a doctor thing. I feel a little odd going ahead with this. Let me explain and if I need to I'll apologize and leave. Is that ok? Are you here alone?"
Yep, it was one of those. I didn't really mind and they seemed to be fun.
"Yes, we have privacy if that's what you mean," I said. "Would you like some refreshments? We can go out to the kitchen and get some ice tea or wine or whatever and sit at the counter. You'll be more at ease, less formal."
"Oh yes," she said. "That would be great. Thank you."
She got her clutch and we walked back to the kitchen while she commented on the house. I worked hard on the decorations. I thought it really looked good. We got settled with tea and it was quiet for a moment or two.
She said, "This could be embarrassing."
"Oh," I said. "By that could I assume it could be of a sexual nature?"
She did a little laugh and shook her head in the affirmative and said, "Jeb, it's a problem between my husband and me. Sex. We have wonderful sex. We even do oral. About a year ago my husband mentioned having sex in the doggy position. I wouldn't. He said 'ok' then brought it up again about a month later. I wouldn't. Now it's gotten to be a problem and it's interfering with all our other sex. I know he loves me. I love him. I need to do something before the problem gets too severe. Marjorie knows all this. She said you would know what to do."
She sat waiting. I put on a serious face and shook my head up and down a little slowly, while down casting my eyes like I was thinking. I actually was.
I said, "Hanna. Why don't you want to have sex doggy style?"
"It's degrading," she said. "I have a degree from Vassar. I don't think Vassar girls should do something that degrading. I'm not a dog. Men should have better sense than to even suggest it. What kind of a wife would I be after going through something like that? What would my family say if they found out? My friends."
"Would you like to explore a solution?" I said. "Pardon the expression but it's not an insurmountable problem."
Hanna actually smiled at that one. She got it right away. She was a fun lady. Now I knew I could talk to her.
"I'm at my wits end," she said. "Anything that would help."
"Ok," I said. "Let me begin with this. Around the time of the emergence of the Homo Sapiens and for hundreds of thousands of years before that, and probably more like several million, we walked on all fours. Breeding is ingrained in all living things as a primal instinct and rear entry was the way it was accomplished for those walking on all fours. Doggy style. Bad label, by the way.
"It's still our main instinct. Males and females. It's more normal than the accepted sex positions of today. It's basically a mindless animal instinct and produces a more certain successful breeding. In addition, that position allows for easier and deeper penetration and more enjoyment for us both now that we're civilized. The angle is very beneficial. With your head down on a pillow and your back bowed down and your knees down and out you produce a perfect and extraordinary sexual entry for your partner."
"Wow," she said. "They didn't cover all that in college. Still, that position has become a social taboo in my circle."
"Yes," I said. "I can see that. Consider, rather than reject the position use your social connections to change the label. Something upscale but unmistakable. Maybe publish a research paper. Call it the 'Vassar something'. It might get to be quite well known."
She bit both her lips for a couple of seconds, thinking about it. She said, "Can it really make that much difference over normal sex?"
"It is normal sex," I said. "What everybody does today is socialized sex. Society developed that, not nature. Is there someone you could quite privately experiment with to see if you would want to give it a try with your husband?"
"Well," she said. "That's some of the reason I'm here I guess. I thought you might. I should say Marjorie and I discussed it at length. What you could or might do. How far would we have to go?"
"Hanna, the bedroom is just upstairs," I said. "Not far at all."
"No, no," she said. "I meant the other how far."
I held up my hand, palm out, smiling. She stopped and waited. I said, "That was a poor attempt at a funny. I was trying to keep a relaxed atmosphere going. Sorry if it threw us off stride. We could give it a try and whenever you want to stop or do something else that would be fine. I can mention exactly what I would like to do before if you want to be sure."
Surprising me Hanna stood up and took off her jacket and put it in the chair with her clutch and said, "I really need to do something about this situation."