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Interview with Jutta Speidel
THE NEW LEAF visited her on her love holiday in South Tyrol
For seven years, Jutta Speidel (55) and her "cappuccino man" Bruno Maccallini (50, "Isch 'abe not even a car") are a couple - but they still do not live together. And this despite the fact that Jutta announces in an interview: "Now Bruno is finally free for me." THE NEW LEAF visited the two on their love holiday in South Tyrol and asked:
THE NEW LEAF: How did Bruno manage to conquer your heart?
Jutta Speidel: Not at all. I opened it for him. Otherwise nothing would have gone. Initially, I did not want to be with a married man.
THE NEW LEAF: That's right . Bruno was married after all ...
Jutta Speidel: Thank god, that's over. If this marriage had not been broken long ago, then it would not have worked out with us anyway. After all, I'm not a second wife.
THE NEW LEAF: Aha.
Jutta Speidel: Secretly having a relationship with a married man is not my thing. No, if I love someone, I want to be able to do it publicly and not have to hide. That's why it took a bit with us both.
THE NEW BLADE: But you still do not live together?
Jutta Speidel: Exactly. I live in Munich, he lives in Rome. But he also lives a bit with me.
THE NEW BLADE: That works?
Jutta Speidel: Yes - it's exhausting, but it works. I think I'm not fit for living with a man anyway.
THE NEW LEAF: So, so ...
Jutta Speidel: Oh, we've been doing this for seven years.
THE NEW LEAF: So a shared apartment is out of the question at all, so a shared apartment is out of the question?
Jutta Speidel: Yes. We have one. In Rome. With a wonderful roof terrace. I'm looking forward to the spring. Then it is properly planted. Bruno lives in this apartment. But she belongs to both of us.
THE NEW LEAF: Oh?
Jutta Speidel: That's even our second shared apartment. We found them together. Well, I can tell you - if you think finding a nice apartment in Germany is difficult then try it in Italy ...
THE NEW LEAF: Really?
Jutta Speidel: Yes, you do not even have to think about a broker. You can forget about newspaper advertisements. You have to walk through the district, in which you want to move. At the lampposts stick then so labels, on which apartments are offered.
THE NEW LEAF: In Rome, the rents are certainly high, right?
Jutta Speidel: And how. Living space is even more expensive there than in London. Incredible. I wonder how the locals can only pay for it. But they probably pass on the leases to the following generations.
THE NEW LEAF: Now that you have found such a great home in Rome ...
Jutta Speidel: ... it's nice to be able to live there for a few days. Like a local. But then it pulls me back again. A complete move is out of the question.
THE NEW BLADE: Unusual.
Jutta Speidel: But I do not want to move to Rome because I have my house here, my mother, my children and my work.
THE NEW BLADE: But maybe he could pull you too.
Jutta Speidel: We have already talked about that. He can not quite break away from Italy yet. But I will guard against compelling him. No, I will not put a gun on his chest. Besides, I do not know if I want the man around me all the time.
THE NEW LEAF: Still, you're happily in love, right?
Jutta Speidel: Of course. But basically every relationship means work, also with us. Men and women can not live in eternal harmony. They are just too different for that. There's friction.
THE NEW LEAF: So you are still flirting?
Jutta Speidel: Why not? That's nice. My mother is now 84 years old. And if she gets a compliment from a man, she's happy too. No matter if male or female - we are all receptive for that.
