Conversation so far:
Did Simone de Beauvoir ever marry?
Simone de Beauvoir is quoted as saying, Marriage was impossible. I had no dowry.
Did Simone de Beauvoirever have interest in men?
Simone de Beauvoir was bisexual, and her relationships with young women were controversial.

Question: What about her sexual life caused controversy?
Self-contained rewrite: What about Simone de Beauvoir's sexual life caused controversy?