Cover
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
chapter one MEETING
chapter two ATTRACTION
chapter three COURTSHIP
chapter four HESITATION AND HEARTBREAK
chapter five PROPOSALS, ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGE SETTLEMENTS
chapter six WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS
chapter seven ELOPEMENTS, ABDUCTIONS, MISTRESSES AND MÉSALLIANCES
chapter eight SPINSTERS AND BACHELORS The Alternative to Marriage
chapter nine EARLY MARRIED LIFE
chapter ten 'MY LOVE . . .'
chapter eleven GETTING ALONG
chapter twelve CAREERS

Chapter thirteen CHILDREN
chapter fourteen UNHAPPY MARRIAGES
chapter fifteen DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ADULTERY, DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
chapter sixteen WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS
chapter seventeen GROWING OLD TOGETHER
CONCLUSION
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
ENDNOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX