Streisand devoted a whole chapter of her memoir to her relationship with Brolin, whom she affectionately calls Jim. In the chapter, she rehashes the details of their first meeting, and shares how she felt ambivalent about settling down again when they began dating.
"Jim and I met at a point in my life when I had basically given up on finding someone. And frankly, I was all right with being on my own. I had my son, I had great friends to keep me company, my work was fulfilling, and I loved my new house in Malibu overlooking the ocean," Streisand wrote.
"Maybe you have to be happy with yourself before you can be happy with someone else," she added.
Later, Streisand praised Brolin's hobbies (including flying planes) and appearance.
"I thought he was such an intriguing combination… tall, great-looking, and if we were in a plane and something happened to the pilot, he could take over!" she wrote.
"Jim was also a very good driver, from racing cars when he was younger. He was kindhearted and sensitive, and he made me feel safe," Streisand continued, adding: "He told me, 'I fell in love with you the first night we met, when you said, Who fucked up your hair? I knew from that moment we would be together.'"