The best kept secret : men's and women's stories of lasting love / Janet Reibstein.

Introduction: What is this thing called love?
The time line of love : remembering positives, past, present, and future
Love and partnership : who does what and why
The emotional life of love : sustaining intimacy
Can there be romance? : enjoying love, and the art of appreciation
Inside and outside the bedroom : having sex and the question of fidelity
The hard work : living with differences, managing conflict, trauma, and distress
The delicate balance : sharing lives without losing selves
Epilogue: The noble risk-the widow's story.