There are many things about Donald and Melania Trump's marriage that seem unique. From their body language to the fact that the two sleep in different bedrooms, to the romance rumors, it's easy to think their relationship is on the rocks. But nothing about the Trumps' relationship has been standard.
Melania Trump is not Donald Trump's first wife, but she is the youngest. Ahead, find out just how big the age gap is between President Trump and the First Lady plus when and how they met.
Donald Trump was an adult when his future wife was born
It's scary to think: Melania Trump was a baby when her husband was an adult and dipped his toes into the business world. Melanija Knavs was born in 1970 in a small town in Slovenia. His mother worked for a designer father while his father was a driver.
But Melania did not stay long in this small town. She started modeling at 16 and eventually moved to the United States to make it big. And then she met her future husband - Melania met Donald Trump at a nightclub called the Kit Kat Club in 1998 when she was 28 and he was 52.
That's easily old enough to be her father - and a 24-year age difference for the couple.
Was it love and first sight for Trump and Melania?
It might be because she's not originally from America, but Melania didn't know Donald Trump before they met. "I didn't know much about Donald Trump," Melania said in an interview with GQ. “I had my life, I had my world. I didn't follow Donald Trump and the kind of life he had. »
Melania may not have noticed Donald, but he sure did. Even though he brought a date to the club, that didn't stop him from approaching Melania and asking her out on a date.
“He came to the party on a date! I had heard he was a ladies' man, so I said, 'I'm not one of the ladies,'" she said in an interview.
Rather than give Donald her number, Melania decided to take his number to show him who's boss. He didn't just give her one — he gave her all of his numbers, including his New York number, the Florida vacation home number, and the office direct line.
When did Melania and Donald Trump get married?
Since Melania didn't know who Donald Trump was and wasn't impressed by his fame, she waited a week before calling him. Later, she said they had "a great connection" and great chemistry.
Obviously, he felt it too. In 2004, Trump proposed to Melania a 12-carat engagement ring that made it hard to say no. They married in 2005 and had son Barron in 2006. At that time, hardly anyone - including Trump himself - suspected he would ever be president. But hey, sometimes the weirdest things are true.
