The former first lady took part in a podcast episode that aired on Monday where she talked about the ups and downs of her marriage to Barack Obama.
Life in love is not a long, calm river. And Michelle Obama knows something about it. At the podcast mic On Purpose with Jay ShettyThe former first lady admits that like any couple, her marriage to Barack Obama sometimes has difficulties and that there is no reason to idealize it. “I don’t want people to think of me and Barack as couple goals and not know that no, no, there are things that break, even in the best of marriages,” she confided in this new podcast episode released online Monday. January 8.
After more than thirty years, Michelle and Barack Obama married in 1992. Despite the many good times they’ve had together, the former first lady of the United States admits that they clearly “still cross the line sometimes.” “But we realize it faster. And then we apologize,” he explained. “You learn to say ‘I’m sorry,’ don’t you?” It only takes a second, doesn’t it?”
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“We’re not giving up yet”
“I talk about marriage because I think most people don’t talk about it in the first place,” adds Michelle Obama. “Because what happens is if you ignore it, if you have natural and understandable difficulties in your relationship, you want to leave.” And yet, judges Malia and Sasha Obama’s mother, “it’s just the nature of things.” The 49-year-old former lawyer goes even further. For him, couples actually spend “decades” telling each other “I don’t know if I love you or not”, but according to him, this is the whole challenge of marriage. to see how well they make you handle arguments. stronger: “We’re not giving up, are we? We learn from it. And that’s what keeps the relationship going,” he observes. “The choice is to understand, not to give up when it’s hard. So yes, sometimes I said something I didn’t mean. In year five, we might have felt hurt and it would have taken days to make things right. In the thirtieth year, we say to ourselves: “Ah, he’s starting again, or he’s starting again.”
I wouldn’t trade my marriage for anything
Michelle Obama
On With Jay Shetty on PurposeMichelle Obama also talks about the “hardest thing” to deal with when you’re in a relationship. “Trying to build a life with another person who was not raised instead of you, who has a completely different temperament,” continues the wife of the former American president. And clarify that when children complete the family, the situation becomes more complicated. “Of course it’s going to be hard, but I wouldn’t trade my marriage for anything, with all the ups and downs and everything about running for president,” she says, tongue-tied, woodenly. “And if we didn’t persevere, we’d miss out on everything good.” An honest and encouraging message.
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Source: Le Figaro
