Anonymous wrote:No but I also don't really blame a person (in general, not in this specific situation) for being pragmatic about marriage and finding a way to get what they want out of life (economic security, motherhood) as long as the relationship can be mutually beneficial and not abusive. I don't think you have to marry for romantic love and I think sometimes the ideal of perfect romantic love via marriage gets in the way of what you have to do to make a decades long marriage work (compromise, give each other space to be your own people sometimes, divide and conquer, work through personal crap that might mean the marriage doesn't function perfectly for a while and then come back to each other as true partners).

I sometimes wish I'd prioritized money more in marriage. Not because I want to be a SAHM and never have to work (I like working and would work in some capacity no matter what) but because money is an enormous source of stress and while I love my partner and we work well together, he can be short sighted about money in a way that puts a lot of pressure on me. If I could have my exact same partner but he has family money and a more pragmatic understanding of how money works, that would be pretty nice.

But also Trump is a wanna-be dictator who has done enormous harm to so many people, that part I don't understand. At some point you need to pull your head out of the sand. I don't understand how anyone in his orbit allows this to go on, it's grotesque.

Anonymous wrote:I think she can’t stand him and she is ok with that. I bet they shared a bedroom for about two weeks before his nonstop snoring and
flatulence sent her to the second master bedroom.

She loves her son, though.

Anonymous wrote:Why do you even think about this? Who cares.

Anonymous wrote:Like a lot of women who marry wealthy older men, she probably thought enduring the marriage for a period of time would be worth it in terms of her financial stability for life. While she probably initially planned to divorce at some point (like the others), she probably decided to stick it out so she can eventually be his widow rather than just an ex. But I bet she’s surprised by his good health and vigor.

I’m curious if she has a side piece or is just celibate.

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT about how you feel about Trump or the current admin, more from a silly celebrity gossip perspective. You could ask a similar question about, say, Bill Belichik and his girlfriend. As in: a very mismatched couple with regard to age and looks.

So, what do we think about Melania and Donald as a couple?
On one hand, she seems visibly unhappy, apparently never sleeps in the same room with him, and like her or not, she's a beautiful woman, and like him or not, he's pushing 80 and obese. Who knows if it really is a personality thing.

On the other hand... they've been married for I think 25 years. None of the divorce speculations have amounted to anything. Also, apparently when Trump was shot at, Melania was actually really worried.

To be fair, people speculate about the Obama's marriage too. As with any celebrity couple. I do think it's unlikely that the Trump marriage is anything like Jimmy and Rosalin Carter. Personally, I think it's really a business brand thing. Melania is not going to divorce Donald, and it's not because she's in love or particularly attracted to him, it's all part of her own business brand. Just like the Kardashian family. She wants to sell beauty products and crypto coins and whatever else.

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Anonymous wrote:No. It's a business partnership. She is not some innocent woman being held hostage. She has dirt on him, he supports her lifestyle. That's it.

+1 There's a clip you can find of pre-politics Trump and Melania on a red carpet somewhere and the reporter asks her "would you be with him if he wasn't rich?" and she doesn't miss a beat and says "would he be with me if I weren't beautiful?" Their relationship is demonstrably, intentionally transactional and I think she's comfortable with the price she has paid to get the benefits she has accrued (citizenship for herself and parents, lots and lots and lots of money).

That is called a clapback - a rhetorical question to a rude question. She is beautiful and the catch, not just him and his money

Anonymous wrote:I mean she accepts it as her reality, and it’s not a bad reality for her. She’s wealthy and free to do what she wants and realizes that at this stage she’s not likely to do better (“better” - as in, access to wealth via-a-vis personal autonomy). But also, I don’t think she wants to - their personalities are well-matched, and they talk. Not everyone is rushing off to divorce because things aren’t emotionally blissful like in fairy tales. Also he’s older, and she knows she’ll be well-rewarded for her loyalty all these years. She reminds me of a patient cat, crouching and waiting stoically. One could call this kind of attachment over years “love”

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Anonymous wrote:No. It's a business partnership. She is not some innocent woman being held hostage. She has dirt on him, he supports her lifestyle. That's it.

+1 There's a clip you can find of pre-politics Trump and Melania on a red carpet somewhere and the reporter asks her "would you be with him if he wasn't rich?" and she doesn't miss a beat and says "would he be with me if I weren't beautiful?" Their relationship is demonstrably, intentionally transactional and I think she's comfortable with the price she has paid to get the benefits she has accrued (citizenship for herself and parents, lots and lots and lots of money).

Anonymous wrote:Never really thought about it. No I don't think she loves him in a romantic way- but I think she loves him in a way that she's accepted who he is and that this is her life.

I am a Democrat, but even I can see that she is an excellent mother.

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Anonymous wrote:They used each other. He needed arm candy. She need an old man to support her. Gold digger. They are both scum of the earth.

How can you say that he and her are anywhere near comparable?

Anonymous wrote:They used each other. He needed arm candy. She need an old man to support her. Gold digger. They are both scum of the earth.