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Reply Richmond natives Betty Conner and Peter Nickless found love in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after living their own lives for more than 50 years apart, (Shutterstock) RICHMOND, VA — Fifty years can be a long time, especially when it means reconnecting with someone from your distant past. But for Betty Conner and Peter Nickless, all it took was five decades and a global pandemic to bring to lives back together. Conner, a 71-year-old retiree and Nickless, a carefree sailor, had a...

February 3, 2021 Lisa Bonos THE WASHINGTON POST – Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Betty Conner, a 71-year-old retiree, was suddenly feeling very young. She was consumed by a crush on a boy (nay, a man!) who was at once familiar and a bit of a mystery. His name was Peter Nickless and he lived in Baja California, on a sailboat called Expectation. Betty had known Peter nearly all her life. One of hundreds of people who had passed through it, largely unnoticed. But it took a contagious virus, ...

They met in high school. Fifty years later, the pandemic helped them realize they belonged together. Lisa Bonos, The Washington Post Feb. 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Betty Conner, a 71-year-old retiree, was suddenly feeling very young. She was consumed by a crush on a boy (nay, a man!) who was at once familiar and a bit of a mystery. His name was Peter Nickless and he lived in Baja California, on a sailboat called Expectation. Betty had known Peter nearly al...