Abraham Lincoln fell deeply in love with Mary Todd, and as he was quoted as saying many times, he never fell out. She was from a wealthy family and was scorned by all of her wealthy sisters for marrying a poor man, deeply in debt with no prospects. Separated by Lincoln's fear of giving her a life of hardship she could not bear, their love would not allow them to remain apart. Without her story, Abraham Lincoln cannot be known for the man he was.