We'd been married for 23 years. We have three marvelous children. And as soon as my...
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We'd been married for 23 years. We have three marvelous children. And as soon as my youngest left to go to college, I took a job - in an arts foundation. I met a woman there - a secretary in the grants office. We became fast friends and - before long, I fell in love with her. This came as quite a shock as you might imagine. The more I tried to ignore it, the more powerful it became. You have no idea what its like to have your own thoughts turn against you like that. I couldn't talk to anyone about my situation. So, I found other ways to cope. I took up drinking. Eventually, my husband left me. Even my children fell away. I came very close to ending it all.
Alfred Kinsey:
Its just another reminder of how little things have changed in our society.
Final Interview Subject:
What are you talking about? Things have gotten much better.
Alfred Kinsey:
Oh? What happened?
Final Interview Subject:
Why you did, of course. After I read your book I realized how many other women were in the same situation. I mustered the courage to talk to my friend and she told me, to my great surprise, that the feelings were mutual. We've been together for three happy years now. You saved my life, sir.
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We'd been married for 23 years,
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with three marvelous children.
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And as soon as my youngest left to go to college,
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I took a job in an arts foundation.
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I met a woman there--
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secretary in the grants office.
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We became fast friends, and...
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before long, I fell in love with her.
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This came as quite a shock,
as you might imagine.
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The more I tried to ignore it,
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the more... powerful it became.
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You have no idea
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what it's like to have
your own thoughts
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turn against you like that.
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I couldn't talk to anyone
about my situation,
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so I found other ways to cope.
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Uh, I took up drinking.
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Eventually, my husband left me.
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Even my children fell away.
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I came very close to... ending it all.
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It's just another reminder of how little
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things have changed in our society.
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What are you talking about?
Things have gotten much better.
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Oh? What happened?
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Why, you did, of course.
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After I read your book, I realized
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how many other women
were in the same situation.
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I mustered the courage
to talk to my friend,
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and she told me, to my great surprise,
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that the feelings were mutual.
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We-We've been together
for three happy years now.
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You saved my life, sir.
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Just, uh, one more question.
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You've just told me
your entire history--
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childhood, family, career,
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every person you've ever had sex with--
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but there hasn't been
a single mention of love.
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That's because it's impossible to measure love.
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And as you know, without measurements there can be no science.
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But I've been thinking a lot
about the problem lately.
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Oh. Problem?
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When it comes to love,
we're all in the dark.
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So, you do think it matters?
Clip duration: 210 seconds
Views: 331
Timestamp in movie: 01h 46m 38s
Uploaded: 11 September, 2021
Genres: biography, drama, romance
Summary: A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.
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