15. Plath and Hughes came together at a Cambridge party and their first meeting was full of intrigue, lust, and blood
Both Hughes and Plath had brought dates to the Cambridge party that night. But that didn’t stop them from flirting outrageously with one another. According to Plath’s diaries, Hughes kissed her passionately – violently even. Plath then bit into Hughes’ cheek causing him to bleed. Though they didn’t spend the night together that first evening, Plath was hooked. When Hughes returned to London, the pair began writing poetry for one another. Four months later, Hughes returned to Cambridge and asked Plath to marry him.