Vita Sackville-West is one of the most notable lovers of Virginia Woolf. Their passionate relationship lasted throughout the twenties. While initially, the sexual aspects of the two’s relationships were downplayed, their romance was relatively open and acknowledged amongst Virginia's circle, The Bloomsbury Group. The two met and grew closer at a series of dinner parties in the early twenties. West was such a prominent lover in Woolf’s life that she even based her novel, Orlando, off of Vita. The two exchanged a long series of romantic and sexual letters throughout their relationship. There were some struggles within the relationship, however, Virginia was roughly ten years older than Virginia and Vita had many other lovers as well, most notably Violet Trefusis who she had eloped with previously. Their relationship came to an end in the late twenties and their friendship lasted until Woolf’s suicide in 1941.