When Donald Trump became the 45th president
of the United States back in 2017, his third
wife, Melania Trump, became the country's
first lady. Because of the couple's high-profile
political roles, the husband and wife found
themselves under more scrutiny than they had
ever faced before. And due to some seemingly
awkward and possibly revealing behavior by
them both while in full view of the public
eye, Americans have been left wondering about
the true status of their relationship.
Nicole Moore, life coach and relationship
expert, gave The List some exclusive insight
into how Melania and Donald really feel about
each other, based on the couple's body language,
and her takeaway is pretty stunning.
Melania and Donald started dating in 1998,
and got married in 2005. Moore believes that
Melania definitely loved Donald at one point,
but thinks things may have changed. Moore
points to an ABC News interview that Donald
and Melania did with Barbara Walters in 2015,
noting that "Melania's tone and energy changes
when Barbara asks her about how she and Donald
first met." The body language expert says
that "she has a genuine smile and her face
seems to light up," and she "also turns her
head and body to Donald more, indicating that
she feels like this is a shared experience
with him." Moore explained,
"The fact that she lights up when she talks
about how they first met indicates that there
was genuine love present when they met and
the love was likely still there when Donald
was campaigning for president."
However, that was then, and things seemed
to seriously change when Donald became Commander-in-Chief.
In the 2015 Barbara Walters interview, Melania
claimed to be "very happy" that Donald was
running for the presidency, even saying that
she encouraged him to do so. However, according
to Moore, her body language reveals something
different. Moore told The List,
"Melania does not seem to be genuinely happy
that her husband ran for president...When
two people are in on something together, they
usually turn their bodies and faces toward
each other when they are discussing it. The
body naturally goes toward the partner as
a way of revealing the shared emotions."
But when it comes to Melania and Donald, that's
not what was happening. Moore explained,
"If you notice how Melania is sitting when
she says she supports her husband, she does
not move closer to him at all. She turns her
head, but just slightly and she doesn't look
at Donald in the eyes or smile at him...[It]
seems as if she's more focused on saying the
'right' thing and you can tell by how rigid
her body is."
But that was back in 2015. How about now?
The body language expert has a bold claim.
"Melania is lying about loving her husband."
While that may seem harsh, the simple reality,
Moore claims, is that Melania's love faded
after Donald became president. The life coach
told The List,
"Melania's body language definitely appears
to indicate that the warm affection she had
for her husband when they first met appears
to have faded, perhaps over time, but definitely
as he entered into his presidency."
In 2018, Melania was asked point-blank by
an ABC News reporter if she loves her husband.
"Yes, we are fine, yes."
Moore notes that if you pay attention closely,
her body language indicates something else.
"At the end of her sentence, she smiles in
a way where she sucks her teeth in and nods
her head a bit. This indicates that she almost
feels as if she got away with something. It's
saying 'okay, I said what you wanted to hear,
I hope you bought it, now let's move on to
a new question.' If her love was genuine,
she would have had a big smile when discussing
it."
Melania's feelings toward Donald may have
grown colder, according to Moore; however,
the life coach still thinks that the president
has genuine affection for Melania. Moore explained
that if you look back at the couple's first
dance at his inauguration in 2017, "you'll
notice that Donald pulls Melania in very close
at the start," which she thinks "indicates
that he wants to share the precious moment
with her." Beyond that, he "smiles deeply
and pulls his face into hers to touch her
cheek," which Moore says shows he "wants to
be close to Melania."
However, Melania's body language during the
dance told a different story, according to
Moore.
"Her body language during the inauguration
clearly shows her mixed feelings toward him,
as if the affection she once felt for him
is fading and starting to be replaced by a
desire to pull away."
This took place at the beginning of Trump's
presidency, of course, and Melania has since
become famous for rebuffing Donald's attempt
to hold her hand. And even when she does hold
his hand, her body language reveals a distance
between them, according to Moore.
"When Donald and Melania are pictured together
walking or dancing, it's clear that Donald
Trump takes the lead. Melania is okay with
that."
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