Friday establishes the reasons why women fantasize, she begins to explore the themes that are present in almost every woman's fantasies. Finally, some women fantasize to pass the day or to have a focus for masturbation, while others are simply unsatisfied in their reality. Some women fantasize in order to find the approval lacking in their intimate relationships while others do it because it is a safe way to explore sexual play in which they might not be willing to indulge in reality. Still others believe that fantasy can act as a sort of foreplay to the physical act. Others do it to enhance the experience of love making with their mate. Some do it because their lover is inadequate, unable or unwilling to seek sexual satisfaction for their women. There are a number of reasons for a woman to fantasize. Friday goes on to discuss the reasons why women fantasize. More women than those who will admit to it do fantasize. Friday came to realize in her research, was completely false. Friday begins her book in this fashion in order to dispel the myth that not only do women not fantasize, but those who do are not normal. Friday began talking to her friends about fantasy and soon the idea for this book was born. Friday to wonder if having fantasies was abnormal and whether other women indulged in them. The author, Nancy Friday, begins her book by describing a fantasy she once shared with a lover and his negative reaction to the idea that she was thinking of another man while engaged in sexual activity with him. My Secret Garden is still controversial in some corners of the world, but its republication and high sales prove that fantasy touches the lives of all women, even those who are still afraid to admit to them. Nancy Friday intended the book to be a reassurance to all women that fantasy is normal and a healthy part of any sexual relationship. The book contains actual fantasies that real women have had, each one used to illustrate an element of the sexual fantasy. When the book was first published in the seventies, it was highly controversial and condemned by leaders of the growing feminist movement. My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies is a classic book by the writer Nancy Friday.
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