Bridget Macron

They do come across as an unlikely pair, but attraction can't be defined by bystanders it's such a nebulous thing. This thread however has been somewhat of a revelation, I had some vague notion that she was his teacher at some point, I didn't know he was 15 heavens above what sort of age is that to make such a far reaching decision as to choosing a life partner, a class mate maybe, but a 39 year old married teacher, no the optics aren't good, grooming springs to mind, she was the adult, he wad the kid most definitely. If the sexes were reversed on that, I'm not sure a prospective male leader who had got together with his wife when she was 15 and he was 39 in some position of authority over her would be met with approval, given BJ has often been deemed unsuitable for his shenanigans.

OldFrill

ViceVersa

RosieandherMaw

ViceVersa

RosieandherMaw

Mt61

They think that BM is really a fella

Who are “they” ?
Do you mean you?
Or are you just happy to spread scurrilous gossip?

There has been considerable speculation for years about that very subject. Scurrilous gossip it may well be, but it's been all over the internet for years.

So let’s spread it a bit more shall we?

I expected better on Gransnet.

Where did I say that? I'm just pointing out that that 'gossip' has been circulating widely on social media for some time now, so it's not something any poster on GN has suddenly invented.

Maybe read this Mt61 and Vice versa and do some research. Maybe engage brain cell before spreading misinformation.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/06/20/two-women-go-on-trial-for-claiming-french-first-lady-is-transgender_6675226_7.html

Excuse me, but I was not 'spreading misinformation'! I merely pointed out that this rumour had been doing the rounds on social media for some time. I made no claims about it whatsoever. So maybe it is you who should engage your brain cells before spreading misinformation.

I just heard that when the incident happened, thought it sounded ridiculous tbh. Apparently it’s well known about.
I actually thought it ridiculous, tbh.
If it were to be true, now’s the perfect time to come clean- I think the LGBTQUI world be very supportive. So you can stop with your accusations please.

I do wonder if he had been seen slapping her if the responses would have been in his favour, surely any person slapping another shouldn't be seen as a positive thing.

Anniebach

Quote fancythat Wed 28-May-25 09:07:27
Anniebach
Quote Galaxy Wed 28-May-25 08:53:50
I think saying hitting a partner isn't our business is one of the reasons that kind of thing endures.

What can you do about it ?
I know someone who reported a domestic to the Police.
He had heard what he thought was the woman getting beaten up a bit a few times, and decided to take action.

So report her to ?

Galaxy was talking generally.

If she has been hitting him before, I wouldnt be living with her.

No I think BM should have engaged her brain cells, before deciding to push her husband’s head, “nearly clean” off his shoulders, for the whole world to see. What was she even thinking?
So no, I don’t feel one bit sorry for her, & probably it won’t be the first time she has done this.
It was because of this un-lady like incident, that stuff appears on YouTube about her life.
She’s the First Lady of France, & should act like it.

Mt61

I just heard that when the incident happened, thought it sounded ridiculous tbh. Apparently it’s well known about.
I actually thought it ridiculous, tbh.
If it were to be true, now’s the perfect time to come clean- I think the LGBTQUI world be very supportive. So you can stop with your accusations please.

So you can stop with your accusations please.

Perhaps take your own advice?

Don’t worry Allira, I won’t be scrolling for information to see if it’s true.

All I saw was a woman hitting a man on his face with some force so that he stumbled off balance.

He had to quickly recover as the plane door was opened. Whatever the reason it was unpleasant to see.

It was unpleasant to see Millie22. It’s highly unlikely to be an isolated incident. It occurred on a plane with staff present. Disinherited behaviour so probably not a one off

It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or woman doing the hitting, it’s bang out of order!

Mt61

It doesn’t matter if it’s a man or woman doing the hitting, it’s bang out of order!

Pardon the pun

The French are different though aren't they? Aren't they...?

The look on his face when he realised the door to the plane was open and everybody had seen it, was a picture. Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors or, in this case, open doors. Like with all these things there’s more to it than meets the eye and the general public will be unlikely to find out the truth.

I made a light-hearted earlier comment about Pres Macron having provoked it by complimenting other women ( like a typical Frenchman cf I live in France, am 72 and frankly no longer any oil painting and my dentist flirts with me)
I had not thought of the abuse angle.Naturally abuse and violence is never justifiable no matter who dishes it out.Re their original getting together , the pupil/teacher relationship apart , I think 15 might have been the age of consent in France 30-ish years ago when this happened. No one knows when they first had sex except them , as well !!!!
They have endured as a couple , haven't they ? E Macron is a handsome man and could have exited the marriage for other partners any time he liked.
I feel rather sorry for the weight of criticism Mme Macron has had to endure for the earlier part of their relationship possibly being now viewed out of its chronological cultural context.
Also she gets terrible criticism for her appearance ( she looks OK to me wish I was that slender and well groomed) and must be so hurtful , being so public, with the age gap.
Hadn't thought of dementia!!!
Hope Not.
Only sayin'.........

I think the age of consent at 15 has no bearing if the adult is a person in authority, because it is an abuse of trust. This applies in France.

Mountains/molehills. And just blown out of proportion.
Totally uninterested

I'm not interested in the Macrons' love life or quarrels. However, there are interesting wider points worthy of discussion in this thread.

This sort of bitching makes me so glad I live an anonymous life. So cruel. She looks amazing. But that’s not enough…

For anyone interested, this is the current law in France, and I am quickly translating here:

sex with a minor aged over 15 years is punished with 5 years imprisonment and a fine of 45 000€ when committed by a full aged person who abuses the authority of the position conferred on them. ie. a teacher.

I was teaching in France in 1980s and my recollections are that it was a similar case then, (though we didn't have euros then!), but I would need to check it.

Has anyone a shred of evidence that they started a sexual relationship whilst he was 15 and she was his teacher? No? So it's all speculation. It's an unusual relationship but it has endured.

The age of consent in France is 15.
According to AI ‘In France, any sexual activity with a person below the age of 15 is considered a crime, with the exception of a narrow "Romeo and Juliet" clause that allows for consent if the age difference is within five years. Historically, the age of consent in France was set at 11 in 1832, increased to 13 in 1863, and then 15 in 1945. The current law, making sex with a minor an automatic offense, was amended in 2021. ‘
Macron is 47, so this occurred over 30 years ago, when it was not an automatic offence. As they have been together for over 30 years, the water under the bridge is so far gone it’s now part of the ocean.

Agree foxie , in an earlier post I.spoke of the recently released , the man who took Richard Burton into his home,
educated him, was his voice coach, found him parts in stage plays, never talk of abuse , now ‘must have been, why else would the man have done it’

They may have met when she was a teacher and him a pupil, but that was 30 years ago. He is now a competent man in his 40s and if he didn’t want to be in the relationship no doubt he is capable of making that decision.

SueDonim

I’m astonished that people are making light of this example of domestic abuse, even suggesting Macron deserved it because of something he’d said or done. Would anyone suggest that if he’d hit her, she must have done something to provoke it? That argument is so out of date, we’ve stopped blaming the victim years ago.

My psychologist son said that reading their body language, it’s highly unlikely to be the first time this has happened. It seems a pretty appalling thing to me that a head of state is being abused by their partner.

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