Fletcher's sister Betsie Barnett (Betsy Barnett) didn't understand why these 3 unrelated people could live together for so many years and maintain a "Platon relationship".
"I don't want to understand." "But," Barnett said, "but they are kind, smart, considerate, interesting people, with a common hobby - talking about politics, listening to music, reading, traveling. So they decided to live together. "
1967, a North Carolina congressional staff member, moved into a "renting house" in Georgetown, followed by Fassett, a librarian from a school in Minnesota, who also came from Fletcher, North Carolina, who was hired by sac to be her subordinates. And move into the joint. Finally, the rest of the roommates in the group rented out, leaving only 3 of them. In
1975, Fawcett and sug and Fletcher discussed the purchase of a suite to live together. They bought an affordable five bedroom apartment in Bethesda, Maryland. At that time, Fawcett's lawyer father specially wrote a deal agreement for them so that someone would change their mind and move out.
"we think we will only live there for two or three years, and then someone will get married or decide to buy a house." "But these things didn't happen, and we lived for many years," said Socrates.
years later, Fawcett went to Montgomerie county public school, and Fletcher and sage went on to sell real estate. Socrates got a job opportunity to go to New York, but she decided to stay again: "one morning, I suddenly realized... I couldn't leave it."
they are not married. Fassett said, "we've all been dating others, but we didn't think about getting married to others, because we thought we were all three, and it was the best time."
1974 year Georgetown Christmas party photo, the right picture is the three people today's photo.
1980 year Bethesda Christmas party photo, the right picture is the three people today's photo.
Mary Redlin (Mary Riedlin) used to be a roommate of 3 of them, and she thinks her 3 friends are "wonderful, unusual".
"people ask me, do they live together because they are gay? I replied, of course they weren't! " Lei Delin said.
"a lot of people are very surprised!" "They also told me that they envy us, and many married friends will say so," said Socrates.
where to eat? What do you do? They will implement the principle of "minority obedience to the majority", but they must be passed unanimously as things like moving.
"at that time, we managed to persuade France to sell Bethesda's residence and move to a retirement community." "We moved out with our 2 cats in 2014," said Socrates.
today, they continue to live in a compound brick house in the old people's community of Asbury (Asbury Methodist Village).
"about 1400 elderly people live in this elderly community, but in addition to 3 of them, others live alone." Asbury, public relations manager of the elderly community, Katie Gunning (Cathy Canning) said.
"I think people need privacy." Richard Schwarz (Richard Schwartz), an associate professor of psychiatry at the Harvard University, said he was the author of "lonely America: the alienation of twenty-first Century," which describes the state of living alone in the 25% United States and analyzes the causes of this phenomenon from cultural and psychic studies.
Schwartz believes that more and more people choose to live, and everyone is growing old in different ways. "If you ask your friend: would you like to live together? It's really a big leap. " He said.
they are getting old every day. Now, when sage falls back, there is something wrong with Fawcett's knee. "Whatever happens in the future." Fletcher said, "we will face together - because we are a big family."