Is Melania beginning to make her mark?

I have often thought there is more to Melania than meets the eye.

In the beginning I never thought there would be more to her than meets the eye, but I could be wrong. She seems to have very subtle ways of making her point. So subtle that maybe we read more into them because otherwise she would appear to be even more far removed from normal people and their experiences than at first appears. Her husband would do well to pay attention to her.

I think she's a smart cookie too, and yes, she does seem to have very subtle ways of making her point.
Most people missed the significance of that raincoat and took it at face value.

Perhaps she has to make her points subtly - who knows what her Darling Husband would say behind closed doors if she made her views more overtly? He who always takes a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Perhaps he just doesn't understand her.

Jalima

She must have an inner core of steel to put up with Him.

"Talk too much and they think you're a fool.
Stay silent and they become curious."

Remind you of anyone?

She spoke in support of DTs utterly disgusting ‘birther’ movement which tells me all I need to know about her. Any mark she makes will only ever be as a result of what is in her own best interests.

Don't forget that Melania has a teenage son that I believe she would do anything for. Imagine being in her shoes as a human being who never wanted to be first lady and who under her particular circumstances, would absolutely lose all custody of her child if she chose to leave her husband for any reason.

I believe she may be trying to do the best that she can given the situation she's in. Like all of us, she may not always take the right steps, particularly as she has no political experience, little real higher education and few good people advising her. But I see her trying, defiantly, where she can.

She chose to marry him- she knew exactly what she was marrying and clearly decided it was worth it. If there’s any sympathy and understanding going, give it to those women in the US who are suffering through no fault of their own from the policies of the monster she chose to marry - think health care for example

I doubt that she knew she would ever be First Lady me. She abandoned her university course for a modelling career and probably, as a young woman, fell for a rich man.
He wasn't even in politics then.

I agree with your post FourthE; most women will do anything for their child(ren)

What was it that attracted you to the twice married multi millionaire with a weakness for women within hands reach?

Quite right Anniebach! I doubt she could possibly 'fall for' that man.

I didn't understand the coat thing.

Perhaps he told her he'd been waiting his while life for someone like her Anniebach
she only found out later - and she is a practising Catholic, so I understand.

whole life!

She was 35 Jalima

2 words. Stormy Daniels.

In September 1998, she met real estate mogul Donald Trump at a party that Zampolli hosted at the Times Square nightclub the Kit Kat Club (now the Stephen Sondheim Theatre)
So she was 28 when she met him.
The obviously had a long courtship (what a sweet, old-fashioned term that is).

Who was he married to at the time? Ivana or Marla?

Your guess is as good as mine Jane10!

Marla, but they divorced the following year, - ‘my wife doesn’t understand me’ perhaps

No sympathy for Melania.

Wasn’t love at first sight was it? Met 1998 married 2005,