Monday, October 3, 2022, Barack and Michelle Obama celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary. For the occasion, the ex-presidential couple shared tender photos and touching statements.
A story that lasts! Three years after their meeting at the law firm Sidley Austin, Barack and Michelle Obama said ‘yes’ to each other on October 3, 2022. On the occasion of their 30th wedding anniversary, the former First Lady shared a photo taken at the beach, but also the shot of a heart traced in the sand, in which it is written ‘Barack + Michelle.’ In the caption, the mother-of-two wrote: “Happy birthday to the man I love! The past 30 years have been an adventure, and I’m grateful to have you by my side. Here is a life together. I love you Barak!“For his part, the former president of the United States also shared photos of their day at the beach.”Miche, after 30 years, I don’t know why you still look the same and I don’t. I know I won the lottery that day, that I couldn’t have asked for a better life partner. Happy birthday my love !“, he wrote.
A year earlier, Barack Obama, very much in love, had already written on Instagram: “For the past 29 years I’ve loved watching the world get to know you not just as a South Side girl, but as a mother, lawyer, executive, author, First Lady, and my best friend. I can’t imagine life without you.“For their 25 years of marriage, he had sent a video message to his wife. “Hey darling! Listen, I know you’re doing something big, the Pennsylvania Women’s Conference, and you’re sharing the stage with our friend, Shonda Rhimes, but I have to interrupt the party, because today Today, we have been married for 25 years“, he had exclaimed. On stage, Michelle Obama had heard her husband say to him: “The idea that you have stayed with me for a quarter of a century is a remarkable testimony to the magnificent and very patient person that you are. It was so much easier for me to get there, since the fact is that not only are you an amazing partner, but also a very good friend, someone who always makes me laugh, someone who always so that I do what I think is right, but you are also a great example for our girls and for the whole country.“
Barack Obama: “To tell you how much I love you”
In conclusion, the politician added: “It really was the best decision I ever made, to have insisted on getting a date from you.and that you finally gave in (…) I don’t want to interrupt the course of what I’m sure is a fascinating discussion, but I thought you wouldn’t mind me going through here to tell you how much I love you and how much I appreciate you.” On Twitter, Michelle Obama had slipped: “Happy 25th wedding anniversary Barack. A quarter of a century later, you remain my best friend and the most extraordinary man I know. I like you.“If the duo are very much in love, the former First Lady confided in her memoirs that they had couples therapy at the start of their marriage. In 2018, for People, she said: “It’s important for us to be honest and to say, ‘If you’re married and there are times when you want to leave, that’s normal’, because I felt that.“