“Barack is my best friend, my true love and the biggest troublemaker in my life,” writes Michelle Obama about these undated private recordings.
Image: Obama-Robinson Family Archive
He plays too much golf, she thinks. He thinks she watches too much crap on TV. What connects the Obamas? Michelle on Barack and the love story of her life. A preprint from her new book.
Oft people come to me and ask me for relationship tips. They then say that they have seen pictures of Barack and I – both of us laughing or looking into each other’s eyes and seeming content in our togetherness – and therefore believe that we enjoy each other’s company. They ask how we managed to be married for thirty years and not be bitter. I would then like to answer: Yes, sometimes it comes as a surprise to us too! And I mean that very seriously. We have our problems, of course, but I love this man and he loves me now, still and, it seems, forever.
He’s an owl, I’m a lark
Our love isn’t perfect, but it’s real, and we’re committed to it. This certainty stands with the presence of a massive grand piano at the heart of every room we enter. My husband and I are very different in many ways. He’s an owl who enjoys solitary pursuits, while I’m a lark who likes to be around people. I think he spends too much time golfing while he thinks I watch too much crap on TV.
