After graduating from high school, she got into college, then later passed the civil service exam. That's when she met her now-husband, Mitt Kerry, who also had a government post. His father held a small but useful amount of influence and had already paved the way for his son.

Thanks to that connection—and because Mitt was handsome and charming—they married quickly.

Married life was relatively calm, but Mitt had a personal issue. It didn't affect intimacy, yet the couple never had children. Th