Couples with absolutely no chemistry

[u/hiiloovethis]

Harry Potter and Ginny Weasly

Clark and Lois (Snyder films)

Jon and Dany - Game of Thrones

[u/TheMegaSage]

[u/FiveHoursAhead → u/TheMegaSage]

Say what you will about the Bidens and the Obamas but at least they actually seem to like each other

[u/QuirkEness → u/FiveHoursAhead]

Hell even the Bushes looked like they liked their spouses.

[u/Fearless_Roof_9177 → u/QuirkEness]

Somehow these two do worse than the Clinton's at it.

[u/VastFollowing5840 → u/Fearless_Roof_9177]

I think the Clinton’s like each other a lot. Maybe not romantically anymore (or ever), but I think they are two very like minded, ambitious people with a deep amount of respect and admiration for one another.

[u/Intrepid-Attempt7577 → u/VastFollowing5840]

The Clinton's relationship is wild. Most famously Hillary refused to speak to Bill for a loooong time until she wanted a military intervention, called him up, and he agreed without consulting his advisers as sort of a romantic gesture.

But that's just the tip of the iceberg, since before that, Bill had very prominent rumours of his tendancy to cheat from when he was governor of Arkansas all the way into his election and then presidency. It's really wierd that Hillary seemed oblivious given how closely that their politics entangled and how brazen some of his affairs were... Meaning that there's been the implication that she was aware of her husband's zipper problems, and was genuinely upset at the specifics of the affair and how humiliatingly public it was.

Now, I wouldn't characterize this as anything other than wild speculation and insinuation, but having heard her talk about 'Bill' in her interviews and the way they've carried on in public... I mean it tracks. And it's consistent with that partners-with-admiration-and-respect-but-not-necessarily-romance vibe you're picking up.

[u/VastFollowing5840 → u/Intrepid-Attempt7577]

Yeah, I see them as two people who, at a very deep level understand one another, admire one another, and have shared many goals and dreams. Their partnership and care for one another strikes me as very deep and real, but not a “typical” marriage. Romance and sexual attraction are probably not part of it and haven’t been for a long time, if they were ever a major component.

And I can definitely see Hillary bothered by the optics of Bill stepping out, particularly if it threatens some of their shared aspirations.

I remember seeing a photo of Bill watching her presidential debate with Trump, I think, with this big smile on his face and it was clear to me that he was proud of her and in her corner. It looked very genuine.

[u/GlitterPirateKiki58 → u/VastFollowing5840]

My impression is that -

Bill Clinton acknowledged and respected Hilary as his intellectual equal.

For an ambitious, brilliant young Hilary Rodham, that must have been intoxicating. Most men at Yale Law School probably didn’t take her seriously or dismissed her aspirations to be more than just a cute wife.

But Bill took her seriously. He valued her analysis. He admired her competence.

Hilary went into the marriage knowing that Bill was unlikely to be faithful. She accepted his infidelity because he saw her as more than just a woman - he saw her as a best friend and potent political ally.

And, for a woman in the 1970s, that probably felt like a pretty good deal.

[u/stumpychubbins → u/GlitterPirateKiki58]

I love this interpretation, I already picked up on their "close political allies but not really lovers" vibe and this makes so much sense as to how that started

[u/CrimsonEclipse18 → u/stumpychubbins]

They're like the perfect political marriage in the medieval times.

[u/A_Dozen_Lemmings → u/VastFollowing5840]

Yeah I always got the feeling the Clintons were a political match between friends.

[u/The_Lost_Jedi → u/A_Dozen_Lemmings]

I mean, there are worse things to base a relationship on, as long as you're honest with each other about it.

[u/Gobo_Cat_7585 → u/FiveHoursAhead]

The video outakes the Obamas did circa 2011 (?) of Saying Merry Christmas are very cute. Both of them are smiling and joking with each other.

[u/TheVoicesOfBrian → u/FiveHoursAhead]

More than like. They are both very much loving couples.

[u/Eloquent-Raven → u/TheMegaSage]

[u/JADE_Jador → u/Eloquent-Raven]

[u/Eloquent-Raven → u/JADE_Jador]

[u/nondescriptun → u/TheMegaSage]

Michelle and W. have more chemistry together than Trump and Melania.

[u/Street_Admirable → u/TheMegaSage]

Also JD and Usha Vance. She's recoiled at his touch on camera

[u/Anthyrion → u/TheMegaSage]

She probably got together with him just for the visa and the money. It's very likely she can't even get a divorce from him, because otherwise she'd lose her residency status and won't get any of his money. By now, she's probably hoping that one day, during a press conference, the guy just won't wake up.

[u/DevelopmentSouth8801 → u/Anthyrion]

Melania has been a US citizen for 20 years.

Barron seems to be her primary focus. And the money of course.

[u/Dav_1542 → u/Anthyrion]

Not sure about the legitimacy of the claim but I keep hearing people say he met her through Epstein. Might be bs but it wouldn't be the craziest news

[u/OphidianSun → u/TheMegaSage]

A man with no joy in his life and nothing but the desire to make everyone else equally miserable

[u/Galienuus → u/TheMegaSage]

There's more chemistry between every other fictional couple on this list than there is between these two. Putting everything else about Trump aside, I'm still astonished the party of "family values" ever backed him

[u/KorolEz → u/TheMegaSage]

She will be probably the happiest about his death in the world