*Former First Lady Michelle Obama revealed a surprising pet peeve about her husband, Barack Obama, during a candid conversation on her “IMO” podcast. While speaking with couples therapist Dr. Orna Guralnik, Michelle confessed that Barack’s eating habits often get on her nerves.
Michelle, who has been married to the former president since 1992, explained that mealtimes have become quieter since their daughters, Sasha, 24, and Malia, 27, left home. “We always have the kids to talk about, but not on a day-to-day basis,” she said, Page Six reports. “We’ve noticed how much of our time we’ve spent talking about them, right? So now that we’re empty-nesters, it’s like, ‘Well, what are we going to talk about?’”
Her brother and podcast co-host Craig Robinson suggested that couples should always have something to say to one another. But Guralnik offered a different perspective, noting, “There’s a way to be next to another person, even in silence, that can be very alive.”
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When pressed about what she really thinks about at the dinner table, Michelle admitted, “Because I don’t actually want to tell you what I was thinking about, which is like, ‘The way you’re chewing makes me want to smack you upside the head.’” Though she joked about bringing it up with Barack by saying, “Why does your chewing annoy me so much? Let’s discuss,” Michelle quickly added, “Yeah, I don’t know if I’d bring that up.”
Guralnik reassured her that being irritated by chewing sounds is common in marriage, while also describing it as listening to the “essence” of another person. Michelle then admitted, “The girls and I are very irritated with the way Barack chews.”
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