With so much affection and emotion in her writings, Bradstreet's writings show that she is very faithful, loving and passionate. Therefore, Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” expresses how much she loves her husband and how great their love is. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” Bradstreet expresses this when she says, “If ever a man was loved by his wife, then you; If ever a woman was happy with a man, compare yourselves with me, you women, if you can. I value your love more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the Orient holds. My love is such that rivers cannot