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Gay Talese

“The average married man, if he had the energy, could have sex with several women without diminishing the affection and desire he felt for his wife. But women like Judith- unlike truly liberated females like Barbara and Arlene- could not simply accept a man as a temporary instrument of pleasure; they wanted soft lights and promises, not just a penis but the man attached to it.”

Gay Talese, Thy Neighbor's Wife: A Chronicle of American Permissiveness Before the Age of AIDS
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Thy Neighbor's Wife: A Chronicle of American Permissiveness Before the Age of AIDS Thy Neighbor's Wife: A Chronicle of American Permissiveness Before the Age of AIDS by Gay Talese
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