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“Marriage Is Hard” – Michelle Obama Drops Secrets

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“Marriage Is Hard” – Michelle Obama Drops Secrets“Marriage Is Hard” – Michelle Obama Drops Secrets

If you see former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama as well as their children living happily today, it took a lot of effort to rescue their marriage from the path of collapse.

Michelle Obama marriage advice

“Marriage is hard” – Michelle Obama marriage advice

Michelle Obama made this revelation in an interview with Oprah; saying it got so bad at a point in time that she had to resort to counseling. Just for her and the husband to have an objective mediator to help them out of their issues.

According to her, it was through the counseling that she learned that her happiness was her responsibility; and she was also not in charge of her husband’s joy.

Michelle Obama Marriage Advice: “Your Happiness Is Your Responsibility

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From our family to yours, #HappyThanksgiving! A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on Nov 27, 2019 at 2:29pm PST

She also discovered she and the former president were different individuals who needed to celebrate and recognize their uniqueness before focusing on each other, Tuko.co.ke reported.

“It taught me that I was responsible for my own happiness. I did not marry Barack for him to make me happy. No one can make me happy. If I am going to show up equal in this partnership, I have to be able to make myself happy and so I had to stop focusing on what he was not doing and start thinking about how to carve out the life that I wanted for myself, with or without Barack” Michelle said.

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27 years ago, this guy promised me a life full of adventure. I’d say he’s delivered. Here’s to our next chapter of becoming empty nesters and discovering what’s next—while still feeling the magic that brought us together all those years ago. Happy anniversary, Barack. 💕 A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on Oct 3, 2019 at 7:46am PDT

If you were wondering how comes no other than people of the Obama family’s calibre also had issues in their marriage, well, they are also humans and bound to make mistakes. The former first lady said it has not been a smooth road at all.

“We went through a tough time; we did some hard things together. But now we are out on the other end and I can look at him and I still recognize my husband. He is still the man I fell in love with,” Michelle added.

There you have it. Some lessons for couples and aspiring couples to learn.

This article was republished with the permission from Pulse.Ng

Also read: Proven Tips Relationship Mentors Use To Restore Marriages Today

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