If you are interested in marriage - how it works and how it doesn't - you'll find this long
NYT look at Michelle and Barack Obama's 17-year marriage a good read. They are uniquely self-aware and articulate for a political couple, and here they speak for themselves rather than being the subject of endless speculation and glossy surface interviews in women's magazines. Whether you find President Obama and his policies to your liking or not, WNL thinks this piece by Jodi Kantor has a lot to offer. Quote from Michelle:
“If my ups and downs, our ups and downs in our marriage can help young couples sort of realize that good marriages take work. . . .” Michelle Obama said a few minutes later in the interview. The image of a flawless relationship is “the last thing that we want to project,” she said. “It’s unfair to the institution of marriage, and it’s unfair for young people who are trying to build something, to project this perfection that doesn’t exist.”
If you are interested in marriage - how it works and how it doesn't - you'll find this long NYT look at Michelle and Barack Obama's 17-year marriage a good read. They are uniquely self-aware and articulate for a political couple, and here they speak for themselves rather than being the subject of endless speculation and glossy surface interviews in women's magazines. Whether you find President Obama and his policies to your liking or not, WNL thinks this piece by Jodi Kantor has a lot to offer. Quote from Michelle: 
