Do you think Harry and Meghan are happy?

[Winterday1991]

It seems to me like Meghan plays the role of someone in love from footage of them over the years. It seems to me like their superior love story in the face of adversity is part of their brand and they are playing on it. For Harry, I have no doubt he is besotted with her, but just can’t believe that she truly loves him? My gut feeling is that she is just not as authentic as she claims.

Are they really happy and in love as they claim or is it all just a smokescreen?

I think Meghan craves publicity which to her translates as importance. Harry I think just does what he can to please her because he feels he needs her. I'm not sure any of that actually translates to real happiness.

The being so in love seems very try hard. I've only ever seen that level of look how in love we are public face, on couples who split up within the first 5 years of marriage.

I think Meghan will move on to someone more dynamic and Hollywood in due course. I don't know what will happen to Harry. Will any friends or family take him back? He'll probably end up alone tucked away in a royal cottage somewhere.

This. All that clinging onto his arm and the irritating way she looks at him all doe eyed, I don't know how he or anyone believes a single word of it. She's an actress - a shit one.

Harry isn’t happy but I’d say he is totally in love with Meghan and adores his kids. but his head isn’t right.
meghan wears the trousers and I think she will leave him. Sadly I think that. she’s already had a broken marriage behind her.

They may be happy & love each other but I should imagine the amount of hate & bitterness that Harry feels can’t be good for him or them. He’s coming across as a bit of a bully now in that last interview.

He is an easily manipulated man child and is a stepping stone to vast wealth and the centre stage of the media. Money and fame are what drive her and he desperately wants someone to back up his belief that he is a victim.

I can picture him whinging about how his brother once kicked his sandcastle over on the beach when they were little and her bending over to massage his shoulders and whispering in his ear, ‘Poor darling Harry, you must tell the world that he is a big meanie and you are a much better person than he is....why don’t you write a book?’

His eyes light up with glee at the thought of revenge and her eyes light up with
£/$/€ signs!

I think the pair of them are unhinged with little grasp of reality myself

He is such a nasty individual it is hard to see how anyone could be happy living with him.

he is always right and everyone else is wrong.

his attitude to women stinks - his descriptions of the lady he shagged behind the pub and his matron at school are horrific and misogynistic.

Meghan is an intelligent woman, who worked hard for everything in her life. Harry is dim and entitled.

i can’t see the marriage lasting.

Yes whatever happiness is and certainly a great deal happier than Uncle Andrew.

Happy people don't go on a great PR exercise to burn those they feel scored them.

Well yes he is all those things that you say but then arseholes like that still manage to get married every day of the week. The reality is the big attraction of Harry is that by being involved with him Meghan is exponentially better known than she would likely ever have been for acting. She is now world famous. I don’t think she is happy with him, as someone else said above their actions are not those of happy people.

Individually I think they are two flawed people like everyone else. Meghan was exposed to racist press during her time with Harry (and maybe within his family) and Harry still is extremely traumatised. The long term problem for both of them is they hold on to resentment. Most of Meghans family is now estranged, Harry has lit a bonfire under his. I can take things too personal and find forgiveness hard but I acknowledge that and I have people around who talk me down rather than light me up. Now their relationship is hopefully great but there may come a time that without drama they feel lost

Harry will keep trying to convince us and himself that they are happy, but his actions aren't those of a content man.

None of this has played out how they wanted. Their request for a 'Royal USA!' Franchise dismissed has caused him so much bitterness and resentment.

I can't think where he will go from here. His credibility is shot to pieces, surely even Invictus games may wonder about associating with such a toxic man.

He needs to take a deep breath reflect on his shit behaviour, grovel to his family then sign a NDA if he is ever to be allowed near his family again.

Not holier than thou, just not understanding the point to all this speculation. I mean if they’re happy or sad how does that affect anyone on mumsnet on a personal level? I used to be a massive fan of Patrick Swayze. Whether happy with his wife or not it never affected me. It’s not holier than thou it’s just none of my business.

and just like I can agree or move on so could you.

Obviously comment on whatever you like but it is odd to come on to a thread titled Do you think Meghan and Harry are Happy and start questioning why people are discussing it or even are interested in the topic. That’s much more bizarre behaviour than idly wondering if a high profile couple are happy together.

So say you. You are idly curious about people who are not even aware of your existence. But it’s weird for me to wonder why?

No. If that's happy, I don't want to be happy!!

No. She has not managed to sustain a single relationship or friendship for a continuous period of time. There are gaps, cracks, breaks and abrupt ends everywhere. Meghan loves Meghan.

I doubt she was under the illusion that Harry was the great love of her life. She had enough romantic experience to know that he only ticked the fame and wealth boxes but those were her immediate priorities. She wanted the untold riches and fame her career had not produced. She was at the end of said career. Who could blame her really?

He became besotted, muddled but infatuated and willing to be used by her so she lapped up the objectification and played a few strings, caused a few tensions, cemented her position to achieve her "ambitions" in the most anti-feminist of ways without an ounce of talent to justify it.

He does not look happy.

His actions arent that of someone happy with their lot.

If he was he'd just fuck off and live his happy life and fuck the rest of it.

Imo, she's the driving force behind all this anger and unhappiness. I think she winds him up and watches him go, and she'll cast him aside once he's served his purpose to her.

Under californian law, does she need to be married to him for a certain amount of time before she can take him to the cleaners?

If so, from that point on they'll be on countdown. If she's got any decency (😂😂😂) she'll wait a reasonable amount of time but I can see her filing ASAP at that point, if he's served his purpose.

He reminds me of an unfaithful exH who's clinging to the OW pretending to be in a happy fairytale relationship (lots of holiday photos on Facebook with their faces pressed together) while creating a negative narrative against the exW to justify his behaviour.

Why does anyone post on any thread? It's a chat forum. Why are people interested in talking ad infinitum about football? Why do people care that the Jolie-Pitts split up? Why do people care what clothes people wear? They're just interested. Would you go on a rugby thread and say, these players don't know you, why are you interested? No, you wouldn't. You just don't like people discussing Harry and Meghan.

I think she puts up with it because of the thought of the $$$ when she tells all after the divorce.

The poor wounded victim that she'll play.

I can see it all now.

I hadn’t thought of it this way.
That’s exactly what he’s doing

I think exactly this. I imagine he has a lot of troubles that leave him in a constant state of unease and has the pressures of the worlds opinion on him. He’s forever in a no win situation (like most celebrities/people in the public eye) but like most didn’t choose it for himself.

I think they rushed into marriage because of their ages and didn't give enough time to prepare her for the lifestyle that comes with the position and the privileges. She seems to think that an institution like the RF was going to change to accommodate her before she even got started.

A typical Z list celebrity who's used to everyone falling over themselves for her, suddenly becomes a bit player, and the new girl and gets a shock. She can't stamp her foot and get what she wants with the Queen and BP. He's committed to her and has to back her or lose her.