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It's really not at all that hard to believe. There are plenty people who go through life without having sex. I also buy her credit to a long life. Compromise kills. It's just that if you have a relationship, you value your 50+ years as a couple more than 105 years alone.
Some people don't need it. Some do.
This woman would have come of age when a good many British men were off dying over a patch of mud and mustard gas. The dynamics of this are actually easy to work out.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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