It's the story of a 100 day sexathon.
Denver writer Douglas Brown’s book Just Do It is a refreshing take on the often ho-hum genre of sex and relationship advice. In the book Brown bares his personal life in a most daring way detailing his and Annie's, his wife of 11 years, foray into a 100 day sex marathon.
In our interview Brown explains, “Annie first had the idea for the sexathon. I'm a reporter for The Denver Post, and had been at a week-long conference about sex and popular culture. At the end of the seminar, each of us had to read personal essays. One guy, an editor from Denmark, read an essay about what he called ‘100 Day Clubs,’ informal groups of men who bond over their sad predicament: They are in relationships, but haven't had sex for 100 days or more. I told this to Annie after I returned to Denver, and she said: ‘Why don't we reverse it? Let's do it for 100 days!’ I celebrated. The next day, we thought it could be a decent book, if the 100 days of sex were worth it (and if we actually finished the 100 days of sex). During the sexathon, I took COPIOUS notes. When we finished, we decided we had enough for a book, and I started writing.”
And so Just Do It began.
Brown is a clever writer with a great sense of humor. The book certainly had me laughing. He is unafraid to poke fun at his sex life and at sex in general. When considering the introduction of Viagra into their bedroom activities Brown writes, “I instantly envisioned myself in the emergency room agonizing over a violent boner” (p. 28). For the record, he does eventually try Viagra – and even funnier is that it turns his penis into what he aptly names the “Autonomous Appendage” (p. 164).
Funny and witty as the story may be, it’s also very useful. I can wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who is in a long term relationship who may have lost a little (or a lot) of that initial sex spark due to grown-up responsibilities and children (Doug and Annie have two daughters). It is filled with fabulous ideas on how a couple who has become comfortable with a less-than-exciting sex life can reinvigorate their bedroom activities with a variety of “Doug and Annie tested” toys, enhancements, and events.
We challenge you to read this book and to take the challenge. Why don’t YOU and your partner just do it for 7, 30 or even 100 days yourself?!
Originally published April 2009