 H.D. and Aldington attempted to salvage their relationship during this time , but he was suffering from the effects of his participation in the war , possibly post @-@ traumatic stress disorder , and they became estranged , living completely separate lives , but not divorcing until 1938 . They remained friends , however , for the rest of their lives . From 1920 , her relationship with Bryher became closer , and the pair travelled in Egypt , Greece and the United States before eventually settling in Switzerland . Bryher entered a marriage of convenience in 1921 with Robert McAlmon , which allowed him to fund his publishing ventures in Paris by utilising some of her personal wealth for his Contact Press . Both Bryher and H.D. slept with McAlmon during this time . Bryher and McAlmon divorced in 1927 . 
