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To wish Sir Keir and his wife would not hold hands when working

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BeaQuiet · 10/07/2024 10:23

They've arrived in Washington DC on official business clutching hands like the Macrons, the Obamas and the Sussexes.

AiBU to find it a bit cringey?

And before anyone asks, yes I do have bigger things to worry about but I fancy a chat.

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Fizzadora · 10/07/2024 11:06

It's a bit like watching the holiday programs on the telly. Couples on there are always clinging on to each other🤮🤮🤮

MeouwCat · 10/07/2024 11:05

The lady with M. Macron, that's his wife? I thought that was his Mum, and she was holding his hand because he was upset about the far right. 😀

ButterCrackers · 10/07/2024 11:04

BustingBaoBun · 10/07/2024 11:01

Bearing in mind Boris took Carrie everywhere, I don 't think criticism holds.

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I disagree with this too. It’s not that it’s Labour vs Tory. I think that being an mp and pm is a job. You don’t your partner to work unless you work together .

WhatHaveIFound · 10/07/2024 11:04

I don't mind it and it's not like they're the first politicians to do it.

However I work with my DH and personally it's not something we ever do.

Poolstream · 10/07/2024 11:04

MyBirthdayMonth · 10/07/2024 10:59

Or, they might actually like each other. Happy marriages do exist, though not everybody gets one.

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It’s not professional imo.
When you’re in work you don’t hold hands with your dp.

They do like each other.
You can still have a happy marriage without holding hands.

middleagedandinarage · 10/07/2024 11:04

I agree OP, feels a bit unprofessional, no need!

PrimalLass · 10/07/2024 11:03

Yes it's cringey. They are adults not teenagers.

FastFood · 10/07/2024 11:03

ButterCrackers · 10/07/2024 10:24

Why are the partners there? It’s always struck me as unnecessary.

I suppose it's to demonstrate that it's more than a job, and that they devote their whole self to their mission.

BustingBaoBun · 10/07/2024 11:01

ButterCrackers · 10/07/2024 10:34

Is she there as a private person? Who is paying for it all? She wasn’t elected.

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Bearing in mind Boris took Carrie everywhere, I don 't think criticism holds.

namechangefandango · 10/07/2024 11:01

Sir kier 🙈 obviously it’s a tried and tested publicity tactic. Man of the people, happy marriage. Role model, blah blah
Politicians and people in the public eye don’t do anything by accident, even the bad things they get caught for.
smoke and mirrors

nootropics · 10/07/2024 11:00

MyBirthdayMonth · 10/07/2024 10:49

I don't suppose Victoria eats very much anyway.

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why on earth would you say that? she doesn’t look particularly skinny to me?

MyBirthdayMonth · 10/07/2024 10:59

ApplesOrangesBananas · 10/07/2024 10:56

I feel like couples that do this are over compensating for something… a bit like those “happy” couples that plaster their entire relationship over social media only to break up a week later.

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Or, they might actually like each other. Happy marriages do exist, though not everybody gets one.

LindorDoubleChoc · 10/07/2024 10:58

Yanbu! Cringe-tastic, all of them!

I find it utterly distracting and irritating, I don't give a toss if that's a "me" problem, I can live with that.

bergamotorange · 10/07/2024 10:58

ApplesOrangesBananas · 10/07/2024 10:56

I feel like couples that do this are over compensating for something… a bit like those “happy” couples that plaster their entire relationship over social media only to break up a week later.

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Hmm

You are projecting such negativity onto people who are just as likely to be happy as couples who don't hold hands.

CollyBobble · 10/07/2024 10:57

As much as I hate, loathe and despite Keir Starmer, I don't think holding hands is any kind of an issue.

The Sussexes are different as she has him in a controlling grip rather than any kind of romantic gesture.

Rosscameasdoody · 10/07/2024 10:57

Samcro · 10/07/2024 10:25

had to get H&M in didn't you. there is a whole topic to bash them.
maybe his wife is shy and needs reassurance.

Where was she bashing them - she listed them as hand holders along with the Obamas and the Macrons.

Iseeyoupekingduck · 10/07/2024 10:57

It's lovely not sure why it's cringey.

SmileyHappyPeopleInTheSun · 10/07/2024 10:57

It's probably a natural support mechanism - it's stressful for both of them - his first big international meeting and she's less keen on limelight than some political spouses.

ButterCrackers · 10/07/2024 10:57

ClonedSquare · 10/07/2024 10:55

@ButterCrackers What extra expenses do you think her being there incurs? A couple of extra meals during the trip is all I can think of, hardly milking the taxpayer.

I don’t know exactly- security, plane ticket, other travel, hotel, extra security in the foreign country?

DiscoBeat · 10/07/2024 10:56

It shows solidarity, I like it.

ApplesOrangesBananas · 10/07/2024 10:56

dudsville · 10/07/2024 10:43

Doesn't bother me in the slightest. I'm glad to see happily married people showing this very love level affection.

I feel like couples that do this are over compensating for something… a bit like those “happy” couples that plaster their entire relationship over social media only to break up a week later.

SerendipityJane · 10/07/2024 10:55

I imagine Lady Starmers value to the NHS has increased a few hundredfold compared to previously.

(But I have an imagination).

If I were he boss, and she asked "I know it's unusual, but could I have a possible 5 years sabbatical to spend every single day with the most powerful man in the country", the answer would not be "No. You're fired". It would be "go for it kiddo, and don't forget to mention the NHS at every opportunity".

ClonedSquare · 10/07/2024 10:55

@ButterCrackers What extra expenses do you think her being there incurs? A couple of extra meals during the trip is all I can think of, hardly milking the taxpayer.

haveatye · 10/07/2024 10:55

Having partners helps people judge the character of the leader, presents them within a broader context as a rounded person not just a jobster.

Also partners and spouses do touchy feely stuff meeting kids etc which generates loads of positive pr

bergamotorange · 10/07/2024 10:55

Duckyfondant · 10/07/2024 10:49

I find it cringey too. Perfomative

This is a projection and is about your emotional behaviour, not theirs.

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