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Speer recalled him stating a preference for unintelligent women who would not challenge him about his work or prevent him from relaxing in his leisure time. He considered himself to be attractive to women, partly because of his position of power.
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Hitler created a public image of a celibate man without a domestic life, dedicated entirely to his political mission. When teased about his celibacy during this period, Hitler responded by saying "I'd die of shame looking for sex with a French girl," and "Have you no German sense of honour left at all?" When asked by a comrade if he had ever loved a girl, Hitler replied "I've never had time for anything like that, and I'll never get round to it." Relationships with women Kershaw notes that as a soldier during the First World War, Hitler did not take part in discussions of sex with his comrades. He was afraid of contracting a sexually transmitted infection. British historian Sir Ian Kershaw describes him as being repelled by personal contact and sexual activity, including homosexuality and prostitution, especially as a young man in Vienna. There is evidence that he had infatuations with several women, as well as evidence of his antipathy to homosexuality, and no evidence that he engaged in homosexual behaviour. The evidence that exists about Hitler's private life is largely from people in his inner circle, such as his adjutants, his secretaries, Albert Speer, the Wagner family, and others. While the sexual preferences of many members of Hitler's inner circle are known, conclusive evidence of Hitler's sexuality is lacking. Hitler's sex life has long been the subject of speculation and rumours, many of which were invented or "spiced up" by his political enemies.