So, everyone knows ladies love a good massage. Unfortunately, my massage skills are limited, to say the least. Just from searching Amazon.com I realize that there are several different massage books to choose from. I'm not sure which one to pick. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Books? Can't help you there. However, you CAN get a decent instructional video from Netflix called "massage your mate" that works pretty well. It's nothing sexy or provocative, hell, it looks like something from the 80's fully equipped with bad make up and haircuts. But my bf and I put it on and I practiced the techniques on him while I watched it. Try it! I can tell you that he enjoyed it. ;)

Books? Can't help you there. However, you CAN get a decent instructional video from Netflix called "massage your mate" that works pretty well. It's nothing sexy or provocative, hell, it looks like something from the 80's fully equipped with bad make up and haircuts. But my bf and I put it on and I practiced the techniques on him while I watched it. Try it! I can tell you that he enjoyed it. ;)

Eh...I think for something like this a book would be better. I mean, that way I can keep it on my bookshelf and when I invite a girl over they can pick it up and look at it and ask for a massage. Besides, anything with 80s hair would probably turn off most women.

Anyway, I picked up The Art of Sensual Massage by Marc Salnicki. I'm only on the first chapter so far. I'm a little worried about what he says about hands: "Before you start your massage, make sure they are clean and have no rough skin patches, and that your nails are short and smoothly rounded." The problem is that my hands have rough patches due to lifting. Right below the middle and ring fingers on both hands the skin is hard, like the bottom of my feet. Does this mean I'll never be able to give a good massage? Or is there a way to heal these rough patches? I'm not even sure which exercises cause these rough patches on my hands. Actually, now that I'm feeling my hands I think the area right below my pinky is a little hard too.