Clare Abshire

• Clare Abshire is the second protagonist in the book The Time Traveler's Wife. Clare meets Henry DeTamble who is the first protagonist in the field of her house when she was six years old. Clare falls in love with Henry right away and becomes attached to him even though he is a time traveler and she does not get to see him as often as she would like. Clare goes on living her life when Henry is not around but when he time travel's to her, her whole world stops. She tries to live her life normally when he is gone but the more that she sees him and the more that they spend time together she has a hard time living without him. She's loved Henry since she was six years old and he is the only man that she has ever loved. She waited for him and was very patient with his condition. Henry and Clare end up getting married in Clare's future, and having a beautiful daughter named Alba after 6 miscarriages. Henry's dad takes part in Alba's life along with their close friends Charisse and Gomez and their three children. Henry and Clare are a perfect example of a couple that can fight time with enough love. 

[Clare:] "Do you love her?" [Henry:] "Very much" […] I'm astonished to see that tears are streaming across her face […] [Clare:] "It's just that I thought maybe you were married to me." (Niffenegger,214-215)

This quote was shared between Clare and Henry when Clare was six and getting to know Henry. She was asking about his wife that he always talks about which she later finds out is her. She is upset because she is in love with him and he does not have any idea, so she thinks.