Michelle Obama (right) shares a photo of her and husband Barack Obama (left) to mark their 31st wedding anniversary.Photo:Michelle Obama/ Instagram
Michelle Obama/ Instagram
BarackandMichelle Obamaare celebrating something special!
On Tuesday, the couple posted touching tributes to each other on Instagram in honor of their 31st wedding anniversary.
Michelle Obama (right) shares a photo of her and husband Barack Obama (left) to mark their 31st wedding anniversary.Michelle Obama/ Instagram
The former president, 62, followed suit with his own loving message for Michelle.
“Happy anniversary, sweetheart! @MichelleObama, you’re brilliant, kind, funny and beautiful — and I’m lucky to call you mine,” he wrote, alongside a photo of the duo posing with their arms around each other while dressed in coordinating blue outfits.
Last year, for theirmilestone 30th anniversary, the Obamas both shared throwback photos from their wedding day as they expressed their love for each other.
Barack’spostincluded a snapshot of the bride and groom smiling and embracing in their wedding finery, as well as a recent shot of the pair at the beach and a photo of a message drawn in the sand that said, “Barack + Michelle,” encircled with a heart.
He also revealed his sweet nickname for his wife in his loving tribute to her. “Miche, after 30 years, I’m not sure why you look exactly the same and I don’t. I do know that I won the lottery that day — that I couldn’t have asked for a better life partner. Happy anniversary, sweetheart!” he wrote.
Barack (left) and Michelle Obama photographed attending the 2023 US Open.Sarah Stier/Getty
Sarah Stier/Getty
The Obamas tied the knot in 1992 after three years of dating. They first met in Chicago when Michelle was assigned to mentor Barack during his summer internship at a law firm.
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In her 2022 bookThe Light We Carry, Michelle admitted thatthere have been tough timesmixed in with the happy times in her decades-long marriage to Barack.
“We have our issues, of course, but I love the man, and he loves me now, still and seemingly forever,” she continued. “Our love is not perfect, but it’s real and we’re committed to it.”
Barack (left) and Michelle Obama photographed sitting on a tree.Michelle Obama/ Instagram
Michelle also got candid about one of the most challenging periods of their marriage, when they were raising their two young daughters under a microscope while living in the White House during Barack’s presidency.
“Michelle — when our girls were growing up, that was priority number one, two, three and four,” he explained. “And so, I did not fully appreciate, I think, as engaged of a father as I was, the degree of stress and tension for her, knowing that not just me and Michelle were under scrutiny and in this strange environment, but that we were raising our daughters in a kind of situation that just wasn’t normal.”
He said things improved tremendously once his presidency came to an end and they had more time and space to connect as a couple. “Let me just say this: it sure helps to be out of the White House. And to have a little more time with her,” he noted.
source: people.com
