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Love Letters Through the Ages

We're all captivated by a love story. Tales of tragic, forbidden love still dominate the literary world, from the doomed romance of Romeo and Juliet to modern day Arab-Israeli love stories. Long distance love affairs, stories of women who wait years for their man to return from the war and the love letters they wrote to each other – all these are the stuff of myths and legends, films, books and theater productions. Throughout history, men and women have been falling in love and searching for ways to tell the object of their affection how they feel, and a book recently published by the British Library in England contains inspiring love letters from 25 historical figures, handwritten over a 2,000-year period.

Love Poems

One of the world's best-known poetic declarations of love was the sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, which begins with "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Dedicated to her husband and published in 1850, the sonnet is one of a collection entitled "Sonnets from the Portuguese." As lovers have done since the beginning of time, Elizabeth overcame tremendous difficulties and incurred her father's rejection by following her love for Robert Browning. Shakespeare, too, used poetry to describe his love, and in modern times songwriting has become an accepted form of announcing your love.

Love Letters Found

A February 2012 discovery at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, England, turned up a batch of love letters that are believed to have been written around 150 years ago. Found among a collection of correspondence and personal papers, they were written by explorers on botanical expeditions to discover plants. One letter was written in 1877 by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, the public director of Kew who was also a friend of Charles Darwin. In his empassioned outpourings to his wife, Hooker wrote: 'I do long to see you again and stroke your face. I am as anxious to be back as you can be and begin to count the days. I am most anxious to hear of you.'

Civil War Love Letters

For four years the Civil War raged across the United States. From 1861 to 1865, Confederate soldiers battled Union forces in a struggle for dominance, and many wives waited anxiously for letters from their husbands at the front. A special collection of love letters held by Virginia Tech's university library shows how soldiers would grab every opportunity to write, waiting until an injured man was discharged to take their letters home. In one letter, Harvey Black, located at Brandy station, writes to his wife Mary reminiscing about their courtship and remembering the first time he met her when she was only 8 years old. The letter is tender and loving, and details how he felt when she accepted his proposal, and how their love has grown since then.

Modern Love Letters

Few lovers have Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry writing skills; however, love usually finds a way to express itself. In modern times, it's far easier to send a communication to your loved one that it was in the past. Text messages, emails, and social media posts are common ways of telling someone how you feel about them, but in this technology-addicted environment many lovers still prefer to send custom greeting cards or hand-written love letters. Valentine's day is just one of many opportunities during the year when lovers can express their feelings.

There are lots of different ways to express yourself to the one you love. Find the medium that works best for you and use it. Life is too short to spend it wondering whether it might have worked, so take the opportunity today to tell someone you love them, and make this the first day of the rest of your life.

Sources:

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/676.htm
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/cwlove/black.html
http://pressandpolicy.bl.uk/Press-Releases/2000-Years-of-Romance-the-British-Library-celebrates-Love-Letters-through-the-ages-564.aspx
http://halifax.openfile.ca/halifax/text/love-letters-through-ages
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Tradition & Culture Questions
Lois PearceYou and your fiancé are from different countries, how do you bring both cultures together without offending anyone? Lois can lend a hand.

Lois Pearce is a Master Bridal ConsultantTM serving brides in the metro New York area. Lois specializes in weddings with a touch of the couple's unique heritage. She has served as a state coordinator with the Association of Bridal Consultants and is currently serving as Director of Ethnic Diversity. Ms. Pearce wrote the Association's book, "The Ethnic and Specialty Wedding Guide".Listen to Lois

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Gown Care Questions
Sally Lorensen ConantHave questions about how to store your gown until the wedding or how to travel without wrinkling it? Thinking about what to do with your gown after the wedding? Gown preservation is an important part of your wedding planning.

Former museum professional Sally Lorensen Conant, Ph.D, operates Orange Restoration Labs, the largest gown preservation service in New England, and frequently serves as a consultant to museums and historical societies. She is also Administrative Vice President of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists, a not-for-profit trade association of cleaners in the United States, Canada, South America and Australia who specialize in cleaning heirloom textiles of all types. Listen to Sally.

Visit the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists website for special tips, and to keep your gown looking great throughout the years. You can also send Sally your gown question here. Ask the Wedding Gown Specialist

Relationship Advice for your Marriage
Paul Friedman - Lessons For a Happy MarriagePaul Friedman has been helping couples and individuals with relationship advice since 2004, when he changed his mediation practice from helping facilitate divorce to helping couples create a happy marriage. His unusual approach is based on time tested spiritual principles rather than therapy or ongoing counseling.

He believes marriage was given to us by God, not by government, and that it always works when we follow basic reasonable principles; it works for everybody and it is simple. His current Lessons For A Happy Marriage book is recognized as a manual for marriage. Listen to Paul.

Visit Paul's website to read his Marriage Relationship Advice Blog, and purchase his book....click here. You can also send Paul your relationship question here. Ask Paul.

Money Questions to Ask Before You Are Married
What is the scariest topic to bring up in a relationship? MONEY! So says Dr. Taffy Wagner of Money Talk Matters. She is a former contributor to OneWed, Wednet, and TheManRegistry. She has been interviewed by The Associated Press, US News and World Reports, Womansday.com and Called Magazine regarding money and marriage issues. Listen to Dr. Taffy.

We've invited Dr. Taffy to share money issues couples should tackle before they are married. By learning how your fiance (or fiancee) handles money, your relationship becomes closer. Is your fiance bad with money? We hope you'll be brave enough to ask the important questions about money before you are married, and get to know your soon-to-be spouse much better. Learn more about this important topic.

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