Sensitivity Training 02

Many thanks to Kitty Pain for all her hard work in editing and improving this story from a previous version.

Slap!

The sound was so loud, it echoed like a gunshot in the mall concourse, and heads turned to see where it was coming from.

George tried to turn his head toward a store window to hide the bright red impression of his wife's hand on his cheek. The rest of his face was a different shade of red -- from embarrassment. His wife said nothing, but she was glowering. He walked quickly -- as she tried to keep up -- to the intersection of the next concourse and turned to head to the parking lot. She followed him silently, but once they were outside, she began screaming.

"How humiliating!" Louise yelled. "You are the most disgusting man on Earth. Right in front of me you were undressing that girl with your eyes, and your head kept following her like a guided missile. Everyone could see you and was looking at me with pity. How demeaning! You are nothing but a dog in heat! This is the last straw. You just can't control yourself in public, and I can't put up with it anymore."

"Have a seat, George and Louise," said Dr. Selkirk. She was tall and good looking, their age, in her mid-30s. "I hope I can be of assistance."

"I hope so, too," said Louise. "George is totally out of control, and I can't go on this way."

"What do you say, George?" said Dr. Selkirk.

"I don't really understand what she's so angry about," he said. "We've been married eight years, and I thought we were happy. I love Louise and our daughter very much."

"Tell her about your roving eye, George!" said Louise.

"Yes, tell me," said Dr. Selkirk.

"Well, Louise gets upset whenever I look at a woman while she's with me," he said. "She says I'm humiliating her and betraying her trust. I don't know why I do it. It just happens."

"And what do you say to these women?" the psychologist asked.

"Nothing," he said. "I never go up to them."

"Are you telling me, you've never touched them?" she asked.

"Yes," he said. "Usually they're on the other side of the room when I spot them. Sometimes they get closer, but usually they don't."

"Tell me, George, have you ever told Louise about your affair?" asked the doctor.

"What affair?" he said.

"You mean to tell me, when Louise isn't around, you've never approached any of these women and had sex with them?" said the doctor. "You know that's the real reason why Louise is so angry. She's guessed what you're doing when she's not there. Since you say you love her, maybe you want her to catch you."

"Doctor, I'm sorry, but you've got it wrong," said George. "I would never cheat on Louise with any woman I've looked at -- or any other woman for that matter. I've never even thought of it. Well, maybe the thought comes into my mind for a second when I see some sexy woman, but I would never follow through on it. Ask Louise."

"Louise, when did you first suspect your husband of cheating?" Dr. Selkirk asked, turning to her.

"No, doctor, that's not what this is all about," Louise said. "I'm sure he doesn't cheat on me, but you heard him admit what he does. How do you think that makes me feel when we're in public and his eyes are all over the place, everywhere except on me? When he sees some good looking woman, it's almost like his tongue is hanging out, the way he looks at her. For me, that's as bad as cheating. It's disrespectful, demeaning and disgusting, and I can't go on like this."

"Now Louise, I want to be sure I get this straight," said Dr. Selkirk. "I'm going to ask you a series of questions. Please answer with the first thing that comes into your mind. Has George ever cheated on you?

"No."

"Are you certain?"

"Yes."

"Did you ever suspect him of cheating?"

"No."

"How is your sex life?"

"Great."

"Do you work?"

"No, I take care of our daughter."

"Is George a good provider?"

"Yes."

"Does he ever abuse you physically or mentally?"

"Well when he looks at other women, that's mental abuse, isn't it?"

"Other than that?"

"No."

"Is he a good father?"

"Yes."

"Last question. Why can't you admit to yourself that you are really afraid he's having an affair?"

"Because I don't think he would do that to me and our daughter. He's not that kind of man, even though he is disgusting."

At this, Dr. Selkirk stopped leaning forward with her eyes lasered on Louise and leaned back in her chair.

"Why are you and George here, Louise?" she asked. "What do you want me to do for you?"

"I heard about you. I heard that you are an expert in behavior modification. I want you to change George's behavior."

"What does George have to say about this. George?"

"I think it's a waste of money. Louise is making a big thing out of nothing, but I agreed to come along and listen to you because I hoped it would calm her down."

"I see," said Dr. Selkirk. "I think I understand both of you now, and I'm going to take care of your problem. We still have 15 minutes left on this appointment, and that should be enough if you listen carefully. Is that all right with both of you?"

"Yes," they said.

"Louise, the reason George ogles girls is because he's a man. That's what men do. Women may think it's disgusting, but women are from Venus and men are from Mars. You were attracted to him and then married him because he was a man. A perfect man would still do what George is doing, but he might hide it better. You're upset because George is too transparent. I help men and women who want to change sex, who want to come out of the closet, who are transgender or whose life is confused and conflicted in other ways. I don't think George needs to be modified. It would be a waste of money to change George's behavior." She began to get up.

"Wait a minute, doctor," said Louise as she jumped to her feet. "We've paid for 12 more minutes, and I'm willing to pay your rates for another hour after that if I need to. I don't care why George is doing what he's doing. I just want you to modify him so he stops. You don't need to turn him into a woman or anything else. Just get rid of that disgusting habit."

"What does George say?"

"Well, I think she's throwing out her money, but it's money her mother gave her that I have no say over. So I agreed to let you modify me, if you can."

"Well, I can, George, but I know that if I do, Louise will not like it. You wouldn't care, because I'd make sure you'd be happy with your modified behavior. But Louise, you're asking for trouble. You have a strong, masculine husband whom you look up to, who's a good father and who's the man of the house. And you like all that. Is that right?"

"Yes," said Louise.

"So the only thing this is all about is George's wandering eye, as you put it."

"Yes."

"But it's not so simple, Louise. That behavior is deeply ingrained in George's DNA. It's been in men for thousands of years. To get rid of that simple annoying habit, it will require a massive reorientation, and you're not going to like the way George turns out. He's no longer going to be your strong rock. He will become more feminine, or I should say he'll be more like some women who are always trying to please others because they worry excessively about what people think of them. They tend to be insecure and doubt themselves, so there's a chance George could become like that, too? Is that the kind of man you want, Louise?"

"I don't see things like you do, doctor. What's wrong if George tries harder to please me? Or if he's concerned for a change about what people think or has some doubts about things instead of always barging ahead because he's so sure of himself. Sometimes that gets him into trouble?"

"What do you say, George?"

"Are you going to brainwash me, doctor?" he said. "Will I be a totally different person? Will it affect our sex lives?"

"No. You will still be George and you'll still go to work like you do now and love your family and get along with your friends. But there will be real differences in your character, and your friends are sure to notice, and maybe even your boss. Some of them may like the changes, but some may not. I'll try to make sure the sex between you and Louise is still good, but even that may be affected. I think it's a big mistake for you to do this."

"You heard her, George," said Louise. "You'll still be the same, but different in some ways, is what I heard. That's what I've wanted from the beginning. That's what you agreed to. Tell her, George."

"Yes, she's right, I guess," he said.

"Well, I still think she's wrong," said Dr. Selkirk. "I don't know what you've heard about me, but I've been doing behavior modification for nearly 10 years, and I've had a couple of similar cases, and both backfired. If you're insistent, Louise, I'll work on George, but not until I've given you something else to think about.

"I charge $10,000 to do something like this, plus you both have to sign off on following my directions to the letter, or I keep the money and stop the modification. Plus you have to sign all kinds of releases that you take full responsibility should something go wrong.

"I'm telling you, Louise, I'm absolutely sure that you're going to be back in my office within a year after I finish with George, asking me to reverse his modification. That's happened twice before, and not only is that difficult to do, he also will never really be the same as before. Also it involves another set of treatments, and the two women who had similar cases before gave me a lot of grief about paying for the reversal. I won both court cases, but it wasted a lot of my time.

"So if you want me to do this, you will have to pay me an extra $10,000 for reversing George. It will be held in escrow for two years. If you haven't asked for a reversal by then, it will be returned to you."

"That's crazy," said Louise. "You get to keep our money for doing nothing for two years."

"As I said, you've got a lot to think about, Louise and George. I'm making this a free consultation. Please don't hesitate to consult another behavior modification psychologist. Maybe you'll get a better deal. Time is up for our appointment. It was nice meeting you. Goodbye."

"Before we start the first treatment, I want both of you to know what I'm doing," said Dr. Selkirk. "Most of it is no mystery. It's simple sensitivity training. I'm going to sensitize George as to what it's like being a woman. When he can feel that, he will understand how a woman feels when her man disrespects her by doing things like leering at other women in her presence."

It was a month later in Dr. Selkirk's office, after all the papers had been signed and the money paid.

"That's exactly what I want," said Louise.

"I know," said Dr. Selkirk, "but this is the last time I'm warning you that you may not want some of the things that come with it. Now let me continue.

"We're not going to turn you into a woman, George, or into a gay man. Louise is going to be involved and participate with you in all your treatments. There's going to be home work. One of her assignments will be to have frequent sex with you as an antidote to some of the strong poisons I'll be administering. The idea is to make sure you still realize you're a married husband and father and get all the sex you need from your wife in the marriage bed, even while you're exploring the feminine mystique.

"Now I'd like you both to follow me into the dressing room for our first session. As you can see, we have top brand name cosmetics here and the mirrors and lighting of an expensive salon. Over on that rack and in these drawers are clothing and underwear. All of it fits George, but the two of you will pick out what you like. This is Mirabelle, who will help you today, first with the clothing and then with the makeup. She's going to teach George to apply it himself, but she can't do that in one day, so Louise is going to learn at the same time. You'll be going home with creams and makeup, and Louise will have to take over from there. No matter how bad it looks at first, you need to let George do it himself, with your coaching and instruction. Eventually, he'll get the hang of it.

"As for the clothes, from now on, whenever the two of you are home alone, George will be wearing women's clothes. He's going to shave his entire body. I want his genitals to be especially smooth and without a trace of stubble, front and back. I know you told me that Louise is natural and George likes that, but this is to make George conscious and sensitive about those areas all day long.

"If your child were older, this would be a problem, but she's only 3, and the treatment will be finished in less than a year, so it's not going to harm her.

"The clothing is starting out as sensible and loose fitting, but when Louise shops, she'll gradually introduce clothes that are tighter and sexier. She may have to buy George a girdle. She'll get George some large bras appropriate for his stature and fill them with the latest breast imitation substance. She'll teach him how to walk in heels. Gradually, I want him to look like a slut whenever the two of you are at home. Eventually, you will incorporate his new look into your sex lives.

"Some of the clothing hanging there is lingerie. It's the sheerest sexiest lingerie in George's size. Each night, after your child is in bed, George will change into one of the negligees and put on nothing beneath it and remain in it until he goes to bed. I want it to flow around him and rub him so he's continually being aroused while wearing it, even if he doesn't have sex. He'll do homework from the office, wash the dishes, do everything while wearing it. If your child is with the grandparents for the day or overnight, as soon as she leaves, he will change into a negligee and stay in it until he puts on a slutty outfit and his makeup.

"No one else but you is permitted to see him in the women's clothes at first, Louise, but eventually, when we both think he's adjusted to the clothing and heels and can put on the makeup by himself, he can meet people in his women's clothes. Don't worry, George, nobody who knows you will ever see you, but if you're home with Louise and the doorbell rings, you'll check to see who's in front, and if it's a salesman, missionary or any other stranger, you'll answer. Louise will be watching to see how you do as a woman, give you tips and report back to me. You will never open the door for anyone in your slut clothing unless she's home, because that could be dangerous.

"When you walk out the door of your house, George, you will be all man again. No women's underwear beneath your suit. No makeup. You'll be the same George at the office that you've always been. Eventually as you drive to work, you're going to have to psych yourself up to be aggressive and assertive. It's the same thing women in business have to do every day, because for many of them, it's against their nature. I don't want anyone in the office to suspect what's going on at home.

"There's one more homework assignment that will start today. Louise will still do the cooking and cleaning up after dinner on weekdays. But you'll begin helping her, and on weekends when your daughter's visiting grandparents, you'll take over and do everything in your negligee. The cooking, the washing, the housecleaning, everything will be done by you on those weekends. I know the two of you already split the chores, but I want George to experience the feeling of being the woman who has to do it all.

"I think that's enough for this first session. When I see you in two weeks, we'll begin some more treatments. Are there any questions? George?"

"I don't know about this," he said. "I didn't realize--"

"George," said Louise sharply, "we've been through all this at home. We talked about Dr. Selkirk's warning that this was not going to be easy."

"George and Louise, I still feel you shouldn't be doing this," said Dr. Selkirk, "and any time you want to stop, I will stop. You won't get back the first $10,000 you paid, but I will return the escrow money. Would you like me to do that right now?"

George looked at her, and then he looked at Louise, who was glaring at him. "No," he said. "I guess I'll go through with it."

"That sounds very tentative to me, George," said Dr. Selkirk. "I've been thinking. If you don't cancel before then, I'm going to have some more papers for you to sign at our next session. If you or Louise hesitate or resist any of the treatments I explain, I will have the right to end this at my discretion."

"Wait a second," said Louise. "You can't do that legally now that the papers are signed. This is new for George and me, and it's natural that we might not react positively all the time."

"Oh yes, I can do that," said Dr. Selkirk. "If you look at our agreement, it says I can change any conditions I want for the first three weeks, as long as I offer to refund all your money if you don't agree to them. If you don't agree to the new conditions next time, I'll draw out a check for $20,000 and you'll be on your way. Or else you'll handle all your disagreements at home. When you are with me, I want unquestioned obedience from now on. Is that understood?"

"Yes, I guess so," said Louise. George was silent.

"George?" asked Dr. Selkirk.

"Yes," he muttered.

"OK, that settles it," said Dr. Selkirk. "I'm leaving you with Mirabelle now, and I've blocked out three hours in the dressing room for you. I don't think you'll need that long. I'll see you in two weeks."

"Please sit down, Louise," said Dr. Selkirk. "George, I want you to take off all your clothes and stand over there where I have all those lights. By the way, we're making a video of all the therapy sessions starting today. There are cameras embedded in the walls of this room to film us from every angle. You'll get copies of the videos before you leave to review at home.

"OK, I'm coming over to inspect you George. I'll be using my hands and fingers to feel all over your body like this, and I'll also use my eyes. I'm moving your testicles around now so I can see everything. Now bend over and spread your cheeks. OK. Thank you, George. Now you can put on the robe hanging there and join Louise and me.

"Louise, I'm not satisfied with George's hygiene. There is lots of stubble on his body, and you haven't touched the hair between his buttocks. I'm not going to tell you how to do it, but George needs to be as smooth as a billiard ball next time you come. Maybe you can get some suggestions from a beautician. They're used to dealing with stubborn follicles. One way or another, you two need to follow through on this.

"Now let's go over your homework. Like the clothing and grooming, this will continue to the end of the treatment. Starting today, when you go home, George, you will never ask Louise for sex again, not straight out, not suggestively, not with any movements or nods or winks or anything. She will be the initiator from now on.

"If you want sex, you must learn to manipulate Louise into approaching you and doing the asking, nodding and winking. If she does, you can imply that maybe you would be agreeable, but never that you really want her badly. You're not going to understand the difference all at once, but I want you both to work on it, and Louise, you know how to coach him in the right techniques.

"When the two of you do have sex from now on, it will still be man-woman sex, except with some restrictions. George will always be on his back on the bottom, and Louise will ride him on top. She can face him or face the other way, but she will be doing all the moving, and he will always be passive.

"Also, no more oral sex for you George. But each session will begin with you eating out Louise. She's going to be talking to you while you're eating her, instructing you on everything she wants. Maybe she'd like you to lick all over her pubic hair first or rub your face all over it. Maybe she'd like you to lick the inside of her thighs. Maybe there's a certain movement of your tongue inside her vagina that really makes her feel good, or maybe she wants you to get right to her clitoris. Whatever she tells you, you will do, until she has at least one orgasm. Maybe you do so well that she has many orgasms and she's satisfied for the night but you're hard as a rock. You'll just have to go in the bathroom and relieve yourself or find another way to deal with it. That's what women have to do.