Melania Trump Has Different Reasons For Avoiding PDA With POTUS; FLOTUS Dislikes Being ‘Disrespected’

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Melania Trump and Donald Trump seem awkward in person.
The FLOTUS doesn't normally engage in PDA with her husband.
Melania Trump doesn't like to be disrespected by the POTUS.

Melania Trump and Donald Trump have been married 14 years, but some netizens are convinced that they are not in love.

During a previous interview with Refinery29, body language expert Patti Wood said that the assumptions regarding the couple’s relationship are based on their interactions in public.

Most photos of the couple show the POTUS without a smile on his face, while the FLOTUS also looks tense. Melania and President Trump also avoid engaging in public displays of affection, which is common among loved-up husbands and wives.

Wood said that it is possible President Trump and the first lady hold hands in private because they used to engage in PDA even in public before the former became the president of the United States.

In 2017, Wood analyzed the couple’s interaction while at a military event. She said that there is a speech-handoff protocol wherein the guests shake hands. However, it is unlikely for a couple to shake hands since they are expected to share a kiss.

President Trump and Melania opted to shake hands at that time. Wood said that their body language during the event was awkward.

“It showed that they didn't act well as a couple, which makes me think they didn't plan anything ahead of time. It was more important for him to look good as the president at that moment than to look like a husband,” she said.

During the couple’s trip to Israel in 2017, the POTUS held his wife’s hand but it made him look like the FLOTUS’ parent rather than her husband. This is the reason why Melania flicked the president’s hand angrily.

“I don’t think Melania’s behavior is a cry for help. I think it’s a way of saying, ‘You’re disrespecting me in public and I’m not going to act like it’s not bothering me,” Wood said.

Meanwhile, there are rumors that Melania and President Trump could soon get a divorce. While speaking with Inside Edition, historian Carl Anthony said that the FLOTUS is actually more animated and expressive when she’s not with her husband.