The Women Lincoln Loved

[Gene C]

I think Herndon is a bit of a yarn spinner.
Other than Ann Rutledge (based mainly upon Herndon's reports), Mary Todd is the only women to seriously return Lincoln's romantic interests.

It's interesting to image what Mary, an educated, high society, attractive, somewhat flirty extroverted personality saw in a humble, uneducated, homely, poor, somewhat socially awkward, back woods young man.

Since Mary and Abraham had a somewhat on again - off again romance, what did she see in him that most other single young ladies didn't, that kept her from moving on and forming a serious love interest with some one else?