As the world moves towards the Aquarian era, unconventional and erratic sexual relationships are taking center stage and people find it meaningless to be in
sexless partnerships or with sexually incompatible mates.
The Reynolds - Cyril bond — reportedly modeled on those between real - life British postwar couturiers Victor Stiebel and Norman Hartnell and their manager sisters — more perversely (and satisfyingly) struck me as the
sexless equivalent of the long, brilliant, mad
partnership of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, who remained close companions and business associates even after they split as a couple.