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Despite her criticisms, she clarifies she is not advocating a full return to the 1950s. Instead, she suggests that women should have the goal of finding a suitable partner—marriage and family—remaining a desirable aspiration. Her own successful career, she admits, leaves her longing for the companionship she sacrificed. She reflects that older women, like her nan, who were married and happy, exemplify a fulfilling life rooted in traditional roles.