Introduction 1
1．LOVE AND INTIMACY 2
Thinking of You&Alicia von Stamwitz 2
Someone to Watch Over Me&Sharon Wajda 6
Hungry for Your Love&Herman and Roma Rosenblat As told to Barbara De Angelis,Ph.D 9
Shmily&Laura Jeanne Allen 12
An Irish Love Story&George Target 14
Berry Mauve or Muted Wine?&T.Suzanne Eller 18
A Gentle Caress&Daphna Renan 21
The Metal Box&Ann Landers 23
Tell Her That You Love Her&Hal Borland 24
The Greatest Gift of All&Nancy Taylor Robson 28
What Does It Mean to Be a Lover?&Barbara De Angelis,Ph.D 31
2．FINDING TRUE LOVE 34
Unforgettable Gracie&George Burns 34
A Test of Faith&Bryan Smith 38
Damaged Goods&Joanna Slan 43
The Fortune Cookie Prophecy&Don Buehner 45
Will Power&Barbara De Angelis,Ph.D 49
Streaking for Love&Carole Bellacera 51
Lemonade and a Love Story&Justin R.Haskin 53
A Second Chance&Diana Chapman 56
3．ON COMMITMENT 61
You're Still You&Christopher Reeve 61
The Promise&Thomas F.Crum 63
Fifty Ways to Love Your Partner&Mark and Chrissy Donnelly 65
Just Dial 911&Cynthia C.Muchnick 67
A Prayer for Couples&Marianne Williamson 69
How Do I Love Thee?&Lilian Kew 71
Till Death Us Do Part&Barbara De Angelis,Ph.D 74
The Well Wisher&Katharine Byrne 76
Love Unspoken&Margie Parker 79
Inseparable&Susan Ager 80
4．UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER 83
I'll See You in My Dreams&Paul Reiser 83
The Scorecard&Marguerite Murer 86
Getting Connected&Thom Hunter 88
Reverse Roles&The Best of Bits＆Pieces 90
A Tight Situation&Barbara D.Starkey 91
The Richest Woman in the World&Barbara De Angelis,Ph.D 93
On Marriage&Kahlil Gibran 96
The Mayonnaise War&Nick Harrison 97
Behind Every Great Man Is a Great Woman&The Best of Bits ＆ Pieces 99
An Affair to Remember&Patrick O'Neill 100
Coming Home&Cathy Grant as told to Samantha Glen and Mary Pesaresi 103
5．OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 108
Where Love Lands&Diana Chapman 108
Derian's Gift of Love&Patsy Keech 111
Engraved in His Heart&Elizabeth Songster 114
A Moment of Comfort&Brad Steiger 116
New Sneakers&Kim Lonette Trabucco 119
Married to a Stranger&Thomas Fields-Meyer and Michael Haederle 123
The Wives of Weinsberg&Charlotte Yonge 127
Love Me Tender&Jacklyn Lee Lindstrom 129
Is There Really a Prince Charming?&Diana Chapman 133
Do You Want Me?&Park York 137
Love Is a Reason to Live&Robert R.Sullivan 139
6．ON FAMILY 145
A Legend of Love&LeAnn Thieman 145
Belonging&Bob Welch 148
Someone to Have&Maxine M.Davis 151
Taking Pictures&Ken Grote 153
The Wink&Karen Culver 156
The Little Red Boots&Jeannie SWilliams 159
The Real Family Circus&William E.Smart 161
All the Days of Your Life&Neil Simon 162
Tender Moments&Florence Jane Soman 168
An Unbreakable Bond&Jann Mitchell 173
7．THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS 177
Just Like New&Anita Gogno 177
My Girl,My Wife&Charlton Heston 179
Wednesdays&David A.Manzi 182
Forever Young&Shari Cohen 184
I Still Love You&Geoffrey Douglas 186
Just a Tuesday&Dorothy Walker 188
The Loving Compliment&Leo Buscaglia 190
My Home Is Where My Husband Is&Peoplemagazine 191
Baby,You Are…&David L.Weatherford 193
On Our Twentieth Wedding Anniversary&Maggie Bedrosian 195
Smile at the One You Love&Eileen Egan 197
Above AllLove&Barbara Lazear Ascher 198
8．ETERNAL LOVE 201
Rice Pudding&Roxanne Willems Snopek 201
Remember Africa?&Jo Beth McDaniel 204
The Waiting&Ann W.Compton 208
The Angel's Gift&Joan Wester Anderson 211
Love After Divorce&Bonnie Furman 213
The Dance&Theldn Bevens 215
Sarah's Last Request&Ray L.Lundy 217
One More Kiss from Rose&Laura Lagana 220
Life Without Michael&Cindy Landon with Kathryn Casey 223
One Last Good-Bye&Karen Corkern Babb 227