Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

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I cannot add anything to this discussion because I am in complete, 100% agreement with both Toia and Eva -- and I'm sure that there are others (mainly men) on this forum who are reading their posts and just passing them off as more female, romantic drivel. I think that every point these ladies have made is well-thought-out and based on readings and knowledge, not just female emotion.

In the same vein, I have often wondered about the authors who have so consistently stuck to the "Mary was a shrew" story. How happy have their romantic adventures/married life experiences been? Could they be projecting their experiences onto the Lincolns?

One last thought: Mr. Lincoln fathered four children with Mary. If she had made his life so terrible, I would think that he would have wanted absolutely nothing to do with her, nor would he have wanted to bring children into a loveless marriage and household.