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Saturday Evening Open Thread: Happy Anniversary to President & Dr. Biden!

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Story of Joe’s life: Persistence pays off!


(Story is from 2018)

… Jill Biden (then Jacobs) was divorced and still a college student at the time, and on their first date, she admittedly had doubts about their compatibility. “I was a senior, and I had been dating guys in jeans and clogs and T-shirts, he came to the door and he had a sport coat and loafers, and I thought, ‘God, this is never going to work, not in a million years.’ He was nine years older than I am!” The SLOTUS shared. “But we went out to see A Man and a Woman at the movie theater in Philadelphia, and we really hit it off. When we came home … he shook my hand good night … I went upstairs and called my mother at 1:00 a.m. and said, ‘Mom, I finally met a gentleman.'”

Sounds like a happily-ever-after story, right? Not so fast. Apparently, it took Joe Biden five tries before Jill agreed to get engaged! But alas, she had a good reason for rejecting his proposals.

“I said, ‘Not yet. Not yet. Not yet.’ Because by that time, of course, I had fallen in love with the boys [Beau and Hunter], and I really felt that this marriage had to work. Because they had lost their mom, and I couldn’t have them lose another mother. So I had to be 100 percent sure.”

Finally, Joe cracked. “‘Look, this is the last time I’m asking you. I don’t care when we get married. But I want a commitment,'” he recalls saying. “And she said okay. But it took that!”

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  1. 1.

    rikyrah

    Happy Anniversary to POTUS AND DR. FLOTUS🌞👩‍❤️‍👨❤💝💐🍾

  3. 3.

    Pete Downunder

    I sympathize with Joe. It took 10 years of long distance courtship to win over Mrs Downunder. It will be 15 happy years in December and thus worth the effort.

  5. 5.

    bbleh

    That is genuinely sweet.  It’s so good-hearted and … normal.  Just like the previous Democratic President and his, let’s face it, Norman-Rockwell-perfect family.

    Interesting what the Party of Family Values coughed up in between btw …

  6. 6.

    Mousebumples

    Congratulations to the First Couple! And I love the President & Dr. Biden mention. My husband and I are Mr. & Dr. Mouse (or Dr. & Mr.? I’m not sure which should be listed first), and I love celebrating women and our educational achievements.**

    **I will not derail this thread with bitching about how the GOP would rather I was uneducated and just procreating endlessly… But it’s always on my mind… 

  8. 8.

    Mousebumples

    @Pete Downunder: I sympathize with Joe. It took 10 years of long distance courtship to win over Mrs Downunder. It will be 15 happy years in December and thus worth the effort.

    Happy early anniversary! We have our 5 year anniversary coming up in September.

    And I actually did the proposing – though after we got my engagement ring, I did make him get down on one knee to give it to me, lol.

  9. 9.

    japa21

    Mrs. Japa said no twice before saying yes on my third try. 49 years come December, so I guess she meant it when she said yes.

  12. 12.

    lowtechcyclist

    My wife and I celebrated our 32nd anniversary last month. Since we’re both math nerds, I joked that even though we’d been married 100000 years, it didn’t seem like a day more than 10000.​
     

    ETA: Happy anniversary, Dr. & Mr. Biden!

  14. 14.

    gene108

    I wonder how weirded out a college senior would be to go on a date with an actual U.S. Senator? I wonder if she knew what he did for a living? And did he pick her up in his Corvette?

    I want more juicy details.

  15. 15.

    JPL

    It was cool to have our own Leto and Avalune report on the ground about the festivities the rally.

  18. 18.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Happy Black Music Month (again)

    Here is Kamasi Washington’s incredible rendition of Claire De Lune!  Kamasi takes the beautiful De Bussy classic and BLACKENS THE SH*T OF IT!!! Complete with horns, upright bass and a full gospel choir. This is the tune that initially led me down the Kamasi rabbit hole and led to some of my all-time favorite music and a greater appreciation of music, in general, so it will always have a very special place in my heart.

    That transition from sax solo to crazy piano solo to that HUGE CRESCENDO….fucking chef’s kiss…

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    @UncleEbeneezer:

    Happy Black Music Month (again)

    You won’t want to miss Medium Cool tomorrow, then, because that is the topic for Sunday night.

    So don’t spend all your Black Music stuff before then!

  21. 21.

    Almost Retired

    I absolutely adore Jill Biden at a Michelle Obama level of zeal.  What a delightful change from the supremely creepy Melania, who managed to simultaneously give off vibes of gold digger and emotionless axe murderer.  Hopefully in the end she’ll turn out to be both.

  22. 22.

    laura

    This is what Family Values looks like!

    Spouse and I just had our 28th anniversary, but we’ve been together since Ash Wednesday of 1994 when we fell in love on a blind date I had just spent about 10 weeks trying desperately to back out of because his on the phone self was so without a hint of personality that all I could imagine was this guy:

    https://youtu.be/Qp3NWzLzaek

  23. 23.

    Avalune

    Dr Biden doted on the corsage she was wearing in honor of their day – when the teachers unions shut up long enough for her to talk. 😜

  24. 24.

    Avalune

    Am I misremembering or is Seung the same reporter that just wouldn’t stop going on about Biden’s root canal? Asking does he need to brush his teeth better and just trying the press secretary’s patience?

  25. 25.

    different-church-lady

    He proposed to her five times before she said “yes”

    He proposed to the country three times before we did.

  27. 27.

    karen marie

    @UncleEbeneezer:   That is really nice!  Thank you very much!

    I’m not usually a fan of horn-based jazz but I’m now making an exception for Kamasi Washington.

  35. 35.

    Sure Lurkalot

    45 years in July. Yikes, I never wanted to get or be married, I was happy cohabiting. But, my grandma Flo was old, loved Mr. Lurkalot and so we sallied forth. She died 3 weeks later so clearly, she was just waiting for us to tie the knot.

  36. 36.

    Jay

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  39. 39.

    Betty Cracker

    The mister and I hit 26 years last month. It’s flown by! I guess if we were married to people who were unpleasant, it would seem twice as long. There’s a paradox.

  41. 41.

    StringOnAStick

    23 years of marriage but together for 31 years.  At some point the tax benefit was worth it and we were both ready to make our commitment official.

  42. 42.

    Jackie

    Just to be contrarian… happily divorced and single for 39 yrs.

    But I’m genuinely happy for all of you who found and KEPT your life soulmate 😊

  43. 43.

    Old School

    Mrs. School and I completed 15 years of marriage this past week.

    It only seems like 46.

  44. 44.

    David 🌈 ☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch

    you never saw Dump and the person he calls “Melanie”[sic] do this

  45. 45.

    Sister Inspired Revolver of Freedom

    Has echoes of President & Ms Carter! 😁 Congratulations to all!

  47. 47.

    HumboldtBlue

    @bbleh: ​ 

    Just like the previous Democratic President and his, let’s face it, Norman-Rockwell-perfect family.

    It really is, the photos from Sasha’s USC graduation bear that out.

  48. 48.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    @japa21:

    Sounds reasonable (your conclusion) and congrats at 49 this coming winter! Now that’s the last I want to hear about this coming winter… ;)

    Congrats to the Prez and Dr FLOTUS on their anniversary. We will be celebrating our 37th this September. No long courtship for my future wife and I, we knew we were doomed to be together for the rest of one of our lives almost from the day we met. First and last time for both of us, so we nailed it in one!

  49. 49.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @WaterGirl: I actually will miss it because I’ll be at the Hollywood Bowl watching Big Freedia lead a crowd of people twerking!  And seeing Kamasi’s band The West Coast Get Down, close the show.

  50. 50.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @Formerly disgruntled in Oregon: My jazz trio went to a jam one night at The Mint in Culver City hoping to get up and play.  But after watching a couple of jams we were like “there’s no way I’m going after that!”  It was crazy-high level players.  Turns out years later I realized it was some of those guys from the West Coast Get Down.  One of his regular drummers, Tony Martin (who has a fairly distinct afro hairstyle) was there for sure.

  54. 54.

    CaseyL

    Congrats to all the married people!

    Solidarity to all the never-marrieds!

    POTUS and FLOTUS are adorable, always. They are so sweet, and real, and I love seeing them interact.

  57. 57.

    opiejeanne

    54 years in December. He proposed on our first date. I was 18 and non-plussed, and didn’t give him an answer because I thought he was drunk.

  58. 58.

    Glidwrith

    28 years this August, with another eight years prior, also saying “no” twice. Never thought I would find someone, never thought I would have kids.

  59. 59.

    BellaPea

    36 years for us in September. It has been great, for the most part. I am so proud to have Dr. Jill Biden as our First Lady, especially after the hideous Melania. Good-looking woman but totally without a soul.

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