Dr. Lamm, I was struck by what you were saying just a moment ago. It sounded as though you were describing a little blue security blanket called Viagra for a lot of insecure men and men who seem to be unable to distinguish between sexual performance and actual intimacy. I think this has been a problem that men have had all along. I mean, there's a very big difference between sexuality for men and for women. You know, men count their days by how many times they have intercourse.
Women count their days as to how many times they get hugged.
Unless men realize that erections are the first step in an intimate relationship, they're going to be very lonely at the end of taking their Viagra. Well, I think the important thing is because the penis is visible, it's impossible for a man to fake an erection. A woman can fake arousal. A man cannot. And therefore it's an agony for him because if he cannot, then he may lose his partner's good will or good feelings.