You can have everything with a man: tolerance, respect, eroticism, sexuality, reason - without happiness, even the best marriage doesn't work. Our happiness has been tested. Nothing has fallen into our laps. And one must also want a marriage to succeed. Together in spirit, in royal flair, or by the side of power: Antonia Meiners sensitively and knowledgeably recounts unique love stories of couples who love each other deeply and for a long time. Love that lasts a lifetime - everyone dreams of it, but only a few are granted it. And yet, we keep hearing about couples who have achieved this happiness. From the first cigarette like Helmut Schmidt and Loki, to an arranged marriage in the case of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and Queen Louise, united by a common commitment like Helene Lange and Gertrud Bäumer, or one in writing like Paul Auster and Sir.