Q. Both Menendez brothers got married in prison, and I read that accused murderer Scott Peterson is inundated with love letters and proposals. Why do these guys appeal to women? —Dave Sears, Bloomington, Ind. A. “For certain very upright, conservative women, convicts appeal to their forbidden sexual fantasies,” says Michael Crocker, a psychotherapist who specializes in sexual disorders. “We call such women ‘love avoidants,’ because their fantasy of an inaccessible man is more appealing than the reality of an actual relationship with an available partner.” In layman’s terms: Some women just don’t like to have their man around the house.