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    • Pegeen
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      1 year ago

      Thrilled for the happy couple however would love more info on the elephant story.

      • roses_in_winter
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        1 year ago

        Me too! But I can’t wonder if the author would have been as enthusiastic had the genders been reversed.

        • jlj1 year ago

          I know what you mean, but I'd like to think there's a strong possibility that the tone could remain largely unchanged.

          Might be a bad example, but it was many, many years after the fact that I learned that J. Howard Marshall pursued (then) Vickie Lynn Hogan for more than two years before she accepted his proposal of marriage, and that they were, by certain accounts, good friends. (Trustworthy accounts? As with all relationships of this sort, there are really only two people who truly knew.) Anyway, I do wonder what I would've read about that event had in occurred, not in 1995, but, say, in 2020.

          • roses_in_winter
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            1 year ago

            I agree with you, only the two people involved truly know. I also think every relationship is as unique as the two individuals involved. As long as both parties make an honest effort at being a good partner and to communicate to the best of their abilities, the only thing that matters is if both are happy. It’s refreshing to hear stories like this for sure!

            • jlj1 year ago

              Couldn't have said it better myself. :)

        • Pegeen
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          1 year ago

          Good point. I hope along with jlj that the tone would remain the same. The bottom line, as long as the two people involved are happy, I’m happy for them!

      • jlj1 year ago

        Yeah, me as well. (I'm reading Free Fall: A Late-in-life Love Affair by Rae Padilla Francoeur right now, and wish stories of the sort were more prevalent, frankly.)

        On the elephant, Kaavan, it seems that the documentary referenced was released last year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaavan#Cher_&_the_Loneliest_Elephant

        • Pegeen
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          1 year ago

          OMG, I just looked up this book you are reading and it sounds amazing! I’m going to get it, recommend it for book club. For so long I feel women have been brainwashed to choose everything and everyone BUT themselves. This sounds like a wonderful, liberating adventure on so many levels! Thanks for posting.

          • jlj1 year ago

            You're most welcome. :) I landed on it after a not-inconsiderable amount of research, I can assure you! Very happy to have that time -- that I don't regret, I should quickly add! -- benefit others. :) If your club does go for it, maybe I could send you a virtual contribution to the ensuing discussion. ;)

            • Pegeen
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              1 year ago

              Will let you know. We are gathering to discuss the list for next year. I just had my turn, so it will be awhile.

              • jlj1 year ago

                No pressure, honestly -- it was a cheeky request. ;) I haven't been able to find a book club since moving to the UK, and the one I attempted to start floundered quite early. Either way, happy reading! :)

        • Pegeen
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          1 year ago

          Thanks for this story. I had found it also and posted it on Readup. Maybe it will get some traction. Sounds like a good documentary.