A Model of Marriage

Michelle Obama often shared how she met Barack after she already had her career, aspirations, and connections. At the time he was actually finishing up law school and she was his adviser (Geoff Martz et al., “Michelle Obama’s Independent Streak, and Her Romance with Barack,” October 3, 2008, http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5937546&page=1). She was making more money than him and on the rise as a lawyer. Yet he took a chance, asked her out, and she decided to take a chance ...