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Fred White, Age 86
Mission, Kansas
“She was quite a doll and I didn’t want anybody else.”
My wife, Helen, and I have been married sixty-five years. I met her in junior high school. …more
Dominic Sclafani, Age 30
Tucson, Arizona
“He’s like, ‘She’s going to eat you alive.’ And I go, ‘Yes, I know.’” …more
Betty Anne May, Age 80
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
“That man could turn me on by touching my little fingernail.” …more
Kayla James, Age 5
Bellingham, Washington
“He had a lot of cool toys, and I really liked the toys.” …more
Brigitte Aiton, Age 44
New York, New York
“How do you deal with the fact that the person you’re with might hate you?”
It was the first summer we were together. We were twenty-three years old. …more
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