5. Michelle had to nag him to marry her
“One night, at a fine dinner for two, ostensibly to celebrate his efforts on the Illinois bar exam, Michelle again raised the question of marriage and began haranguing him for his refusal to commit. Dessert came. On Michelle’s plate was a box containing an engagement ring. She was floored, and thrilled. Barack laughed, ‘That kind of shuts you up, doesn’t it?’ “
