A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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The Narcissism of Altruism

The Narcissism of Altruism

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John Mendelssohn
Mar 15, 2010
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My fourth life partner, N— came from a big, loving, attractive, largely blond Anglo-Swedish family from New Jersey that put me in mind of Diane Keaton’s character’s family in Annie Hall, except none of N—‘s family was a lunatic. They all welcomed me warmly, and it made me terribly uncomfortable; couldn’t they see who and what I was? Their all being so g…

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