Conversation so far:
Did Simone de Beauvoir ever marry?
De Beauvoir chose never to marry or set up a joint household and she never had children.
did she ever have interest in men?
was bisexual and her relationships with young women were controversial.
What about her sexual life caused controversy?
de Beauvoir was suspended from her teaching job, due to an accusation that she had seduced her 17-year-old lycee pupil Natalie Sorokine in 1939.
Was she ever jailed due to it?
she had her license to teach in France permanently revoked.

Question: did she have a dedicated partner at all?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Simone de Beauvoir have a dedicated partner at all?