Barack and Michelle Obama struggled with marital problems throughout their term in office. But today their love is stronger than ever.
The former US presidential couple, Barack, 59, and Michelle Obama, 56, struggled with marital problems while at the White House. Not only Michelle reported about it in her biography "Becoming: My Story" (2018), the former US President also speaks openly about disputes and tensions in his recently published book "A Promised Land". In an interview with People magazine, he now reveals that the entire eight years of his presidency were almost constantly accompanied by marital problems, but that their love today is deeper than ever before.
"That was our truth while we were in the White House," said Obama. Michelle in particular was under constant pressure to do everything right and always be "on". "There were times when she was frustrated or angry, but she also knew that I had to deal with Afghanistan or the financial crisis, so she suppressed her feelings," said Obama.
Ending his term was a relief
After the end of his second term of office, all this pressure had dropped from both. Both could finally breathe a sigh of relief: "When my presidency was over, it could finally open up again. But more importantly, take a deep breath and relax," explains Obama. It would have taken some time before she could talk openly about her feelings again, but today she is much happier: "That allows us to enjoy the deep love that such a long marriage brings with it." Barack and Michelle Obama married in 1992. They have two daughters, Malia (22) and Natasha (19).
They came out of his presidency "unscathed" just like them and are both studying: "Now that something has become of them, we don't have to worry about them that much and we have more fun and more time together," said Obama .