About

Perhaps you are wondering who Uncle Terry is? Is this Uncle Terry a sex therapist, doctor or other medical practitioner? What types of advice can a 67-year-old fart give me anyway?

Let me tell you a bit about myself as a form of introduction. I was raised a Quaker and left that church when I joined the United States Marines. I earned a business degree from a Christian College, have served as a Presbyterian Deacon and in my youth was heavily involved in conservative politics and worked with a group of liberals to increase voter registration in a minority area. I grew up in a religiously diverse family. My brother left the Quaker church to attend a Baptist college and he became a Methodists minister. My sisters and many of my relatives are active members of the Mormon faith. Today I just call myself a Christian and am not a member of any organized religion.

I have no formal training in marriage or family counseling or sex therapy and am not a medical professional. My advice is strictly that of a wise old uncle shooting from the hip. This advice is based on personal experience and personal study. When I offer a suggestion you are welcome to take it or leave it. If you need spiritual advice talk with your clergyman. If you need medical or psychological advice talk with your medical practitioner. If you want to know what Uncle Terry would do feel free to ask and I will tell you.

Most of my adult life has been spent as an independent businessman. As far as marriage, I am now a widower having been married to the same woman for nearly 40 years. We were both virgins at the time of marriage and spent many exciting years together as we learned about sex and practiced what we learned.

I am a father and grandfather. I believe that there is nothing wrong with masturbation as long as it is carried out in private. I believe that most all forms of sex are acceptable when carried out alone or with another consenting adult. I am an advocate of abstinence until in a committed adult relationship. I am also a realist and understand that many people will not wait and as such I preach safe sex.

It is my sincere belief that all men and woman should treat their spouse or partner with respect and regard them as royalty. Respect is what my wife and I practiced. Our marriage was not perfect though we stuck it out in the face of adversity and with each passing year our love grew deeper.

I am a writer that in high school never received an English grade better than a “C”. Let me warn you now that some of my unedited work exhibits that failure and if it bothers you – too bad – for it does not bother me.

Uncle Terry was born out of a prank. Over the years I had written a lot about carpet and other floor coverings. One day following the death of my wife I was visiting one of my Mormon sisters. My sister asked about my most recent book and in an attempt to get her roused (yes roused and not aroused) I replied that I was tired of writing about floor covering and thought that I would start writing about sex. Unphased she replied, “If that is what you want to do you should!” Upon returning home I started writing about sex. Not knowing exactly where to begin I started at the womb and continued to the tomb. The writing was excellent therapy as I worked through the death of my wife. Very often it was as she was guiding my hand. A few weeks went by and I visited my sister again and presented her with what I had written to that point. To my utter surprise she liked it so I kept on writing. From there one thing led to the next and soon it led to Ask Uncle Terry. Much of what you read at this site came from that book. The book which I have since named Sex From the Womb to The Tomb will soon be posted as a series, right here at Ask Uncle Terry.