Chelsea Clinton grew up beneath the affect of some of the highly effective {couples} in trendy historical past, however that very same couple hardly set the gold normal for a wholesome relationship. Whereas Hillary and Invoice Clinton in some way powered via the Monica Lewinsky scandal, their marriage wasn’t precisely the head of #RelationshipGoals. So, is it actually shocking that Chelsea discovered herself on the middle of divorce rumors lower than a yr into her marriage to Marc Mezvinsky? Probably not.

Being the daughter of two scandal-plagued politicians meant that individuals have been virtually ready for Chelsea’s relationship to hit a tough patch. And by February 2011 — roughly six months after tying the knot — rumors began swirling that she and Mezvinsky have been already on the verge of a cut up. The supposed proof? Mezvinsky had taken a three-month sabbatical from his job as an funding banker to go snowboarding whereas Chelsea stayed in New York. Some additionally claimed he was scuffling with the pressures of being the son-in-law of a former president and secretary of state, whereas others speculated that the couple was clashing over beginning a household — particularly after Invoice publicly hinted that Hillary was able to be a grandmother. However simply as rapidly because the rumors began, Chelsea and Mezvinsky shut them down. A couple of weeks later, they have been noticed trying cozy at an American Basis for AIDS Analysis gala, proving that their relationship was nonetheless very a lot intact. “All could be very effectively [with Marc and Chelsea],” Marie Clinton Bruno, Invoice’s cousin, instructed Us Weekly on the time.

Celeb love coach and physique language knowledgeable Nicole Moore notes that rocky begins aren’t uncommon, particularly for public figures. However then once more, Chelsea and Mezvinsky’s “issues” aren’t precisely the identical ones most {couples} face.

Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky did not appear to have main issues early of their marriage — or if there was hassle, they dealt with it earlier than it spiraled. However, in line with Nicole Moore, hiccups within the first yr of marriage are completely regular. Newlyweds are nonetheless in full adjustment mode, determining easy methods to merge their lives with out stepping on one another’s toes. “Many {couples} do not truly spend the time to get clear on their concepts about issues like division of family labor, schedule planning, and the way every individual views their function and their partner’s function within the marriage,” she completely instructed Nicki Swift. “{Couples} may be in for a impolite awakening within the first yr of marriage in the event that they uncover their companion has a special view on gender roles.”

After all, Chelsea’s marriage wasn’t nearly who does the dishes. As the one daughter of Invoice and Hillary Clinton, she’s spent her life beneath intense scrutiny. Moore famous that this might have made issues trickier for her and Mezvinsky — probably fueling divorce rumors earlier than they even settled in. “Well-known {couples} are beneath a microscope and will really feel they need to uphold a contented picture it doesn’t matter what’s happening within the partnership,” she mentioned.

Positive sufficient, Chelsea realized that lesson the exhausting method. Her chief of employees, Bari Lurie, instructed Vogue that the media’s obsession with Chelsea and Mezvinsky’s marriage truly did have an effect on them — not as a result of the rumors have been true, however as a result of nobody of their camp was being attentive to the narrative being spun. “None of us have been being attentive to it,” she admitted. “Chelsea realized, ‘Perhaps I have to get on the market and demystify myself just a little bit.'”

If there’s one upside to rising up within the public eye, it is that Chelsea Clinton has developed a severely thick pores and skin. She instructed The Guardian that she’s effectively conscious of the unfair scrutiny she faces however refuses to let it get to her. “I’ve had a lot vitriol flung at me for so long as I can actually keep in mind … I’ve by no means discovered it productive, personally, to interact in that method. To retaliate with crass language or insult somebody personally — I simply do not assume I am constructed that method,” she mentioned. “I simply assume that the way in which they’re speaking about me, to me, to my face, on-line, is a mirrored image on them and never about me.”

Although Chelsea realized her lesson about “demystifying” her marriage, Nicole Moore believes she and Marc Mezvinsky ought to nonetheless talk about what’s being mentioned about them — and strategize on shutting down rumors earlier than they spiral additional. “For {couples} within the public eye, one dangerous evening the place they couple seems mad at one another or distant can flip into months of dangerous press, so if attainable, {couples} within the public eye want a observe of by no means going to mattress indignant, engaged on points straight away versus sweeping them beneath the rug and approaching public occasions as a united loving entrance it doesn’t matter what,” she famous.

And, in fact, prioritizing one another is essential, irrespective of how loud the noise will get. “Married {couples} within the public eye ought to prepare their work schedules such that work commitments do not overlap,” Moore suggested. “Many {couples} who’ve had lasting relationships within the public eye have agreements as such they usually credit score prioritizing couple time with why their relationship works.”