This Book Is About The Apparent Incompatibility Of Romantic Love And Conventional Marriage. They Go Together (The Popular Song Has It) Like A Horse And Carriage. But If The Horse Is Ailing Or Otherwise Not Up To The Task The Carriage Will Slowly Rot Away In The Carriage House.. It Is Also About The Perverse Fact That People Bring To Such Relationships Their Expectations From The Past As They Remember Them. Typically They Had Hopes And Dreams For Their Future Together. When These Are Dashed It Oc