Malia Obama doesn’t allegedly want her parents, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama to meddle with her new love life.
In its Sept. 12 issue, National Enquirer claimed that Malia wants to keep her relationship with Dawit Eklund as private as possible. And this also includes her parents and even her younger sister, Sasha.
“Malia is very independent and strong-willed, just like her folks. She’s presented this new romance as a wonderful new chapter in her life and doesn’t think it deserves to be questioned or justified,” the source said.
The source added that now that Malia and Sasha are adults and are living on their own, they want to make sure that they have a say on who they want to date.
Prior to rumors that Malia moved on with Eklund, she was linked to Rory Farquharson for a couple of years. In fact, the British man even stayed with the Obama family during the pandemic because he was unable to return home to England.
But now that things have gotten back to normal, Malia and Farquharson struggled to meet as regularly as they used to. And this ultimately caused their years-long relationship to end.
“She hasn’t been seeing him for long, but she’s very excited about him and has been calling him her boyfriend. As serious as she already seems, she’s refused to bring him home to meet her parents and that’s driving her poor dad crazy,” the source said.
The insider claimed that Eklund is also a Democrat, and this would most definitely sit well with Malia’s parents. However, Barack and Michelle are very protective of their kids. So, they want to make sure that Malia’s new boyfriend would pass their ultra-high standards.
“But there’s still a whole lot more he’d like to know about this guy who’s seeing his daughter. If it were up to Barack, he’d have Dawit over and grill him one-on-one about what his intentions are. But Malia has put her foot down. She gets it if her dad is protective but finds it tiresome to be babied when she’s a grown adult who’s finally enjoying some independence,” the source said.
However, one should take the tabloid’s claims with a grain of salt. As of late, there’s no indication that Malia is dating Eklund. And if she is, she would definitely introduce him to her parents and get Barack and Michelle’s blessing.