"Whether I was going to admit it or not, though, something between us had started to change," she writes. Though Michelle began developing feelings for Barack, she didn't think that would change anything. Barack was persistent in his desire to date Michelle “He shot me a look, implying that he’d like to be rescued," she recalls. The set-up did not go well, conversations about movies and horseback riding falling flat. He was good-looking, poised, and successful. "There was no arguing with the fact that even with his challenged sense of style, Barack was a catch. " was wearing a white linen blazer that looked as if it’d come straight out of the Miami Vice costume closet. Michelle initially tried to set Barack up with her friendsĭuring that summer, Michelle brought Barack with her to a happy hour that served as "an unofficial monthly mixer for black professionals." He immediately started talking to "a beautiful and high-powered" acquaintance of Michelle's, which was somewhat surprising to her due to his choice of non-work clothes. "And finally, appallingly, at the end of lunch Barack lit a cigarette, which would have been enough to snuff any interest, if I’d had any to begin with.”Ģ. I’d also recently sworn off dating altogether, too consumed with work to put any effort into it," she writes. For one thing, I was his mentor at the firm. did I think about him as someone I’d want to date. Though it went well, Michelle didn't see a future with the guy. After apologizing and a tour of the office, the pair went to a fancy lunch. With the exception of his "rich, even sexy, baritone" voice, which she heard in a phone call prior to his arrival, Barack didn't curry much favor with Michelle, especially when he showed up late on the first day. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. "His bio said he was originally from Hawaii, which at least made him a comparatively exotic geek." I’d checked out his photo in the summer edition of our staff directory - a less-than-flattering, poorly lit head shot of a guy with a big smile and a whiff of geekiness - and remained unmoved," she admits. Michelle found herself skeptical of the wunderkind reputation Barack had amassed before his arrival. The future first couple met when Michelle was assigned to mentor Barack, whom she describes as "a hot shot law student," at her Chicago law firm. Barack Obama did not make a great first impression Keep reading for some of the biggest revelations in Becoming.ġ. In the highly anticipated book, which was released on Tuesday, the 54-year-old opens up about how she came to be, the beginning of her relationship with Barack Obama and their life inside and outside the White House. Michelle Obama's memoir, Becoming, is giving fans a peek inside the former first lady's life.
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