Chapter Forty: MARITAL FRIENDSHIP: TOWARD A RECONCEPTION OF ROMANCE.

The chapter discusses the connection between love in the context of marriage and the notion of romantic love. Topics include the book "Marriage and Morals," by Bertrand Russell, the role of romance and divorce in U.S. conceptions of marriage, and the relation of adultery to marriage. The notion of marital friendship is addressed in relation to several literary collaborations between married couples.