Tessio Zizmo had been a virgin when she married Milton Stephanides at the age of 22. Their engagement,which coincided with the Second World War, had been a chaste affair. My mother was proud of the way she'd managed to simultaneously kindle and snuff my father's flame,keeping him at a low burn for the duration of a global cataclysm.... She didn't surrender until after Japan had.
Tessio Zizmo entered marriage as a virgin at the age of 22, marrying Milton Stephanides during the tumultuous time of World War II. Their engagement was marked by a deliberate restraint, reflecting her pride in maintaining a balanced hold on her father’s desires while navigating the challenges brought by the war. This control worked to keep the relationship in check amid the chaos of global conflict.
