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 all her life. One of hundreds of people who had passed through it, largely unnoticed. But it took a contagious virus, and half a century, for the realization to arrive: She wanted to be with him.