James Joyce
The nature of the initial meeting between Nora Barnacle and James Joyce remains unresolved, as some claim that Nora instigated physical stimulation, whereas others maintain that this first meeting was chaste. It is unlikely that any one camp will ever have the final say in this debate, and Joyce's erotic correspondence to Nora has muddled the story somewhat.
In any event, the 1904 rendezvous began a long relationship that eventually led to marriage in 1931 and continued until Joyce's death. Joyce's father remarked, on learning Nora's surname, "She'll stick with him."
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