Since when has Dr. Sommer been in BRAVO?
Dr. Sommer , who is now synonymous with enlightenment in BRAVO , opened his post and suggestion box with issue 43 from 1969. BRAVO wrote at the start: "A man of today speaks to BRAVO readers about their worries and problems. He is 37 years old, married and has two children. He has a job in which nothing human remains hidden from him. He has already helped many people. From today on he will also help BRAVO readers. His views on love and enlightenment will astonish you. He knows no false morals."
Previously, the writer Marie Louise Fischer (1922–2005) had successfully answered the letters of lovesick young people under the pseudonym Dr. Christoph Vollmer in her BRAVO column "Fateful Letters to Dr. Vollmer". Under another pseudonym, Dr. Kirstin Lindstroem , Fischer had also worked on several educational series in BRAVO and written serial novels under the alias Katja Holm .
In the 15 years up until 1984, Dr. Sommer (actually Dr. med. Martin Goldstein ) answered thousands of readers' letters about puberty, love, sexuality and many other problems of adolescents in the "What concerns you" section. In addition, from 1971 onwards, as Dr. Alexander Korff, he wrote multi-part educational series such as "The hot questions of love", "Love without fear", "Enlightenment for advanced learners", "What many people don't dare to ask", etc. In 1981, his 140-page love encyclopedia was launched in BRAVO , in which he explained in detail all terms related to sexuality, from "abard " to "pimp" .
After the collaboration with BRAVO ended, a team of doctors and psychologists took over the letters to the editor department. The name " Dr. Sommer Team " was retained.