It had been the dream of my cousin Tara and I to start our own sex therapy clinic after we both got our master's degrees in psychology with an emphasis on human sexuality. We were eager to analyze the sexual responses of people of different sexes and ages and to help them with their problems. We were able to get a generous loan to start our clinic and rent a space in a nice professional building.Our first clients are wome...

I spent the second semester of my freshman year in college in an exchange program in Germany. I got along well with everyone, particularly the girls in my class, who would go together as a group to a spa that had a nice, heated pool that was nice to swim in, particularly during the cold months of the winter. I had been to the pool several times with them, and this time didn't seem any different than the previous ones at f...