"So, Lisa, this is your first dare," Natalie said. "You will go out in public in a short skirt, with no underwear." My wife Lisa and I were dumbfounded. We stared at Natalie, our therapist. We had started seeing her for couples therapy a month ago. "Why?" I asked, squirming on the couch. "Well, Paul," Natalie said, leaning back in her leather chair. "We've discussed your jealousy quite a few times. This scenario will let...

The next day we were once again sitting on the couch in Natalie's office for another round of couple's therapy. "So," Natalie said, studying our expressions. "How did it go, with the cards and the dares?" "Well, I think it's a little weird," Lisa said. "I mean, you're telling us to be more forward than we are, and wilder, and to admit to things we'd never admit to the other person." "And does that feel dangerous? Maybe ex...