For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never

对于30岁的处女来说,机不可失

Modern Love

社会与文化

2023-06-15

17 分钟
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Clare Almand was born with congenital heart disease, so her life was never what she would call “normal.” By the time she was 30, she’d had 10 open-heart surgeries and her health was rapidly declining. Clare thought she was dying. With death looming, she was running out of time to do something she’d never done, something she felt like everyone else had already checked off their list. Clare felt she was running out of time to lose her virginity. Today, Anna Martin sits down with Clare to discuss wanting to be normal, at least in one small way.
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  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • Anna Martin: Clare Almand, welcome to 'Modern Love.'

  • Clare Almand: Thank you.

  • Anna Martin: You wrote an essay about a big important date you went on.

  • Can you read me the beginning?

  • Clare Almand: Sure.

  • The candles were lit.

  • The gin and tonic was chugged.

  • His pants were down.

  • I hesitated for a moment before saying,

  • I've never actually done this before.

  • I was talking about sex.

  • Anna Martin: Oh my God.

  • This is so personal.

  • I feel like it's the kind of thing

  • you tell your best friend or you tell your diary.

  • Were you nervous about sharing it, the story?

  • Clare Almand: I should have been.

  • Anna Martin: From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.

  • This is 'Modern Love.'