When I shared David’s story with a friend in his early fifties, he told me that he had faked an orgasm himself on a few occasions.
“Really?” I asked incredulously.
“Sure. It’s no big deal. Sometimes with my girlfriend I get the feeling that I’m not going to be able to come that night, especially if I’ve had any alcohol. After a while I pretend it happened, and then we both go to sleep.”
I was stunned. After that, I began to ask some of my patients whether they ever faked an orgasm. The first few looked at me like I was nuts for asking such a ridiculous question. However, one man answered openly, “It’s funny you ask. I’ve never told anyone this, but last year I became depressed after I sold my business, and my doctor prescribed an antidepressant. I’m off it now, but
that medication made it really difficult for me to ejaculate. So a couple of times I faked it with my wife.”