Thanks, Laurie - that makes sense. (Especially the praline weddings.)
(06-11-2017, 07:47 PM)L Verge Wrote: I think all of these elements made her fascinating to him.
I think so, too. (As for the last point - I think long-term she might have been too "boring", too little "challenging". I think both, Mary and Abraham Lincoln needed a strong counterpart - intellectually and overall.)