Loki Schmidt and the Schmidts

The death of Loki Schmidt was very emotional for me. On the one hand, because it is sad that our country has lost this uncomplicated, clever and experienced woman - and Helmut Schmidt his partner. The woman who had been with him through thick and thin since his school days. And whose shared surname was as simple and normal as the two of them. Simply the Schmidts.
But I'm also sad because Loki Schmidt's death has shattered a dream. I have long dreamed of writing a book about couples who have been happily married for a long time. The Schmidts would have been one of the first couples I would have liked to interview. If I had dared to realise the idea... I always thought I needed to gain more experience and be a bit further along as a publisher before I tackled such a project. Now it's too late. At least to interview both of them for the book. But not too late to realise the idea of the book. Let's see how I do it.