How was love perceived and confessed in Ancient Rus'? How were marriages concluded? Why was it believed that women were the main evil by the 15th century? And why was love passion described as pity? This book is a guide to intimate life in Rus', so complex and confusing, but dear and close. The authors reveal little-known aspects of the love and relationships of our ancestors - men and women, people of different classes. Matchmaking, bride kidnapping, ideals of male and female beauty, love spells, rituals and pre-wedding conspiracies - the authors talk about all this in a fascinating way and without unnecessary embarrassment.