Chapter 1, Tell Me What You Are Thinking About, He Said Summary and Analysis

This book began as an exploration for the author to learn if her secret fantasies were normal and if other women had the same sort of fantasies as she does. The author was surprised by the number of responses she got from her requests for fantasies. The author took those responses and explored the reasons women fantasize and the types of fantasies women have.

Nancy Friday once had a lover who understood that humor was an important part of love making. When this lover once asked her what she was thinking during love making, Ms. Friday was honest and revealed in detail a fantasy she was having about being made love too during a football game. The lover did not find the fantasy...