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I love Michelle Obama. I think she is such a wonderful role model in so many different aspects. I was recently reading a short article covering her visit at an all girls school in London entitled, “In Britain, First Lady Opens Up on Her ‘Cute’ Husband and Hillary Clinton“, by Rebecca Kaplan of the National Journal. I thought I’d share her tidbits on President Obama and relationships. Although there are many out there who have concocted a checklist for their potential or ideal mate regarding income and status, she doesn’t agree with them. Do you share her point of view? Check out the excerpt below:

On whether she knew Obama would be president when she met him: “Absolutely not. No, I’m just kidding…. I knew he was a special person. And it had nothing to do with his education. It had nothing to do with his potential. And I say this to young women: Don’t check off—there are a lot of women who have the boxes. Did he go to the right school? What is his income?

“It was none of that. It was how he felt about his mother; the love that he felt for his mother; his relationship to women; his work ethic … he wasn’t impressed with himself.  And he was funny. And we joked a lot. And he loved his little sister … he was a community organizer. I really respected that.”

“It was those kind of values that made me think you don’t meet people like that often. And when you couple that with talent, and he’s cute—you know, I always thought he would be useful. But I had no idea he would be president. I didn’t think he was going to be president until the night we were standing on the stage and he actually won. I was like, ‘gosh, look, you won.’ ”

Advice for women on relationships with spouses and with each other: “Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down. And trust your instincts … good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not painful. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends that you choose. It’s with the people you surround yourselves with. And that’s just as important as the school that you choose. Who’s in your life, and do you respect them, and do they respect you? And are you respecting them. Right?

“And we as women in particular—and this is such an important message—starting today, you all have to be supportive of each other. You can’t be jealous, and push and trip, you know? It’s hard enough.”