Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 18:31     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
I think she used "The Rules." That was the heyday of that stuff. I thought if this when watching the show. Came out in '95.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 18:23     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She played hard to get (or maybe was genuinely not interested at first, who knows) which was novel to him. And I wouldn’t say anyone killed by their husband’s foolishness “married well.”


Kate was NOT middle class. She also went to boarding schools which require money.

“Catherine has two younger siblings, Philippa ("Pippa") and James.[12][13] Her paternal family benefited financially from trust funds and were upper-middle-class with ties to the landed gentry;[14][15] her great-grandparents Noël and Olive Middleton played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s.[16][17][18] Her maternal family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working-class.[19][20]”



By British and Royal standards she was middle class. Even Posh considered herself middle class but David Beckham called her out on hit. Both ladies were middle class, Kate more upper middle class.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 18:08     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
"Bag"? Could you be more misogynist?

Most Kennedy men were awful humans.

For shame, OP. You disgust me.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:55     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She was very beautiful (obviously) but I think she bagged him by being a b1tch and not giving AF attitude. It’s been well documented over the years that she cheated on him, used a lot of drugs, and was generally a PITA.

Men like who him who grow up with everyone fawning over them cant get enough of confident women who give the vibe that the golden boy is the lucky one to have snagged her, not the other way around.



I think this is exactly it. She was very self-confident, and called him on his sh*t. He was very attached to his mother, and was dealing with a void in terms of a strong woman heading his life. The timing was perfect for Carolyn to step into that role. Plus, the heat.

I doubt the marriage would have lasted, since she didn't adjust the way everyone expected her to. They both were a little narcissistic and both cheated. Too much volatility for a lasting union.


If she was a cheating narcissist, she was a perfect fit for the Kennedy clan.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:13     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
Anonymous wrote:She was very beautiful (obviously) but I think she bagged him by being a b1tch and not giving AF attitude. It’s been well documented over the years that she cheated on him, used a lot of drugs, and was generally a PITA.

Men like who him who grow up with everyone fawning over them cant get enough of confident women who give the vibe that the golden boy is the lucky one to have snagged her, not the other way around.



I think this is exactly it. She was very self-confident, and called him on his sh*t. He was very attached to his mother, and was dealing with a void in terms of a strong woman heading his life. The timing was perfect for Carolyn to step into that role. Plus, the heat.

I doubt the marriage would have lasted, since she didn't adjust the way everyone expected her to. They both were a little narcissistic and both cheated. Too much volatility for a lasting union.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:10     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
No one wants to marry someone who is exactly like themselves. They want to marry someone who makes them feel like the best version of themselves. JFK Jr was comfortable in the limelight and didn’t want to compete for it but also wanted to have as many of the trappings of a “normal” life as possible. CBK could give him that while being comfortable around wealth and VIPs from growing up in Greenwich and working with celeb clients at Calvin Klein.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:07     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
She was very beautiful (obviously) but I think she bagged him by being a b1tch and not giving AF attitude. It’s been well documented over the years that she cheated on him, used a lot of drugs, and was generally a PITA.

Men like who him who grow up with everyone fawning over them cant get enough of confident women who give the vibe that the golden boy is the lucky one to have snagged her, not the other way around.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:06     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She played hard to get (or maybe was genuinely not interested at first, who knows) which was novel to him. And I wouldn’t say anyone killed by their husband’s foolishness “married well.”


Kate was NOT middle class. She also went to boarding schools which require money.

“Catherine has two younger siblings, Philippa ("Pippa") and James.[12][13] Her paternal family benefited financially from trust funds and were upper-middle-class with ties to the landed gentry;[14][15] her great-grandparents Noël and Olive Middleton played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s.[16][17][18] Her maternal family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working-class.[19][20]”


Thank you for leaving the Wikipedia references in your response.


Your welcome, now you know where to go for it.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:05     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She played hard to get (or maybe was genuinely not interested at first, who knows) which was novel to him. And I wouldn’t say anyone killed by their husband’s foolishness “married well.”


Kate was NOT middle class. She also went to boarding schools which require money.

“Catherine has two younger siblings, Philippa ("Pippa") and James.[12][13] Her paternal family benefited financially from trust funds and were upper-middle-class with ties to the landed gentry;[14][15] her great-grandparents Noël and Olive Middleton played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s.[16][17][18] Her maternal family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working-class.[19][20]”


Thank you for leaving the Wikipedia references in your response.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 17:00     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
His college girlfriend was actually a lot more similar to Kate Middleton.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 16:59     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
Anonymous wrote:She played hard to get (or maybe was genuinely not interested at first, who knows) which was novel to him. And I wouldn’t say anyone killed by their husband’s foolishness “married well.”


Kate was NOT middle class. She also went to boarding schools which require money.

“Catherine has two younger siblings, Philippa ("Pippa") and James.[12][13] Her paternal family benefited financially from trust funds and were upper-middle-class with ties to the landed gentry;[14][15] her great-grandparents Noël and Olive Middleton played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s.[16][17][18] Her maternal family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working-class.[19][20]”
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 16:28     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
She played hard to get (or maybe was genuinely not interested at first, who knows) which was novel to him. And I wouldn’t say anyone killed by their husband’s foolishness “married well.”
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 15:59     Subject: Re:How did CBK bag JFK jr?
I'm not sure how "normal" she was. When she met JFK, she was the top PR person for the Manhattan Calvin Klein store. She interfaced with their highest profile clients. She obviously had the right look and demeanor for that position. I'm not really surprised that someone in that position would marry a celeb herself. She was also apparently very "downtown" and hip, which JFK liked.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 15:40     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
CBK had a successful career when she met JFK Jr. He may have appreciated that she wasn't just waiting around for a rich man to marry.

Really, the only similarity to Kate is that they came from middle class families and married very, very well.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 15:22     Subject: How did CBK bag JFK jr?
She was America’s Kate Middleton. We don’t know much about her. A normal middle class girl marries a slain legendary American president’s son?