 What was the role of the dice in the broader discussion?
A recent University of Chicago survey of 10,000 adults found that Americans are having considerably less sex than was generally thought. If that's true, many of us could use a little sexual self-improvement. What would happen to our sex life then, if Deb (who participated in this story because she loves me and because she has tenure) and I tried for the first time to make something happen to it? The idea behind shops like these is to make obtaining the materials of sexual experimentation as ordinary as purchasing plumbing supplies or housewares. Which sort of works--the only sexual thrill I got from the visit was knowing that Microsoft just bought a cock ring. Most of them came in presized sets of three. I couldn't figure out which would fit right and intuited that try-ons weren't an option. And while I should have been paying more attention to other things, this led to thinking about the old joke with the punch line "... and right ball go POW." A woman I know says women's magazines are the best places in America to find sex tips. You're much more likely to land on "Try phone sex, dirty notes, porn videos, fantasy games and sex in new places. ... An article in the April Cosmopolitan , "The Six Best Sex Positions," seemed more promising than the Redbook playbook. Each position was accompanied by a succinct write-up and a stick-figure diagram. The position we settled on was "The Butterfly," which we had to read three times to comprehend. The man stands, the woman remains supine on a bed or counter-top with her feet up on his shoulders. The whole idea is to produce a pelvic tilt for better access to the G spot. Instead, we experienced an uncomfortable pretzel feeling that stick figures must be immune to. And in general, Cosmopolitan 's exotic sex positions require the sort of body placement you can't remember in the moment of passion and even if you could, for proper alignment, you still might need mood-killing accessories such as a plumb line and a laser pen. I ordered Better Sexual Techniques , Advanced Sexual Techniques , Making Sex Fun , and Advanced Oral Sex Techniques (priced about $11.95 each, not including shipping and handling).
 The combinations set by the dice did not seem natural and weren't as fun as expected
 The dice highlighted the fun of sex games that are easy to partake in  The combinations set by the dice did not seem natural and weren't as fun as expected  There weren't enough options on the dice for them to be fun to use  It was a relief to leave decision making out of the couple's hands for a while