The story of a man and a woman. The story of a difficult relationship that lasted not even for years - for decades. Tamara and her lover are far from angels. She, strong and strong-willed, has a difficult character, and he, good-natured and soft-hearted, tries too hard to please to become a good life partner. They have to go through a lot - betrayal, alienation, and breakup. But no matter how similar their love is despite hatred, it still remains love. This is the idea of a new story by the master of Russian women's prose Victoria Tokareva, which became the title story for the entire collection.