Kamala Harris Was Single Until She Was 50 Years Old Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a US vice president, spoke at the national menorah lighting ceremony on the White House lawn. But who would be standing there with her? In 2013, Harris, then-Attorney General of California, and Emhoff, a Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, were set up on a blind date by Harris' friend, Chrisette Hudlin. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. "It's great to be with her because she has such a great perspective and she's certainly not shy about expressing [it]," he continued. She says she has been strongly influenced by her maternal grandfather P. V. Gopalan, . Here's an example of a meme circulating on Facebook, which appears to have been generated during Harris' run in the presidential primaries: These narratives are misleading by way of exaggeration. The two couples observed social distancing by standing apart and air-hugging. ", "Happy birthday to my amazing wife and the love of my life," Emhoff wrote on Twitter. But there is one noteworthy biographical highlight that I have not seen mentioned anywhere, except in Vicki Larsons Medium post back in July of 2019: Kamala Harris was single until she was 50 years old. I'm like, When is this going to wear off?" June 2019: Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff show their pride, August 2019: Doug Emhoff is Kamala Harris' biggest fan, December 2019: Doug Emhoff vows to "love" and "help" Kamala Harris after she ends her presidential bid, August 2020: Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff make history. You just have to flow and know what's really important.". Emhoff shared a selfie of him and Harris on Twitter in honor of her 57th birthday. The Trump administration had many Handmaids Talelike elements to it (the worst of which was probably allowing the Violence Against Women Act to expire), but none was more personally vexing to me as the daughter of a second-wave feminist than the former vice presidents incredibly antiquated notions of marriage and gender roles. This material may not be reproduced without permission. People. According to a March 2018 Vogue article about Harris, his son Cole is a graduate of Colorado College, while his younger daughter Ella is a graduate of Parsons School of Design. "And me!" 'I really like you, and I want to see if we can make this work. "With this big platform that I have and all the microphones and media and working in this great administration with all of these resources, I really decided to lean in on this issue of men supporting women, professionally and personally, so they can succeed, even if that means stepping away from my own career. "My best friend set us up on a blind date. A 2020 study revealed that many singles who were satisfied with their social relationships still felt lonely in ways that were rarely recognized. We dont know what really happens in peoples marriages. But surprisingly, that wasn't the case for Doug Emhoff and his ex-wife, Kerstin Emhoff; she told Marie Claire that she's been in Doug's corner, rooting for his success with Kamala Harris, since day one. Kerstin added yet another layer of support for her ex-husband and Harris later down the line by volunteering her professionalism and creative eye (she owns her own production company) to Harris during her presidential bid. At the time of her first run for office for San Francisco district attorney, SF Weekly quoted Harris distancing herself from Brown: I refuse to design my campaign around criticizing Willie Brown for the sake of appearing to be independent when I have no doubt that I am independent of him and that he would probably right now express some fright about the fact that he cannot control me. Emhoff told PEOPLE, "It's a lot of planning. They married in a courthouse ceremony in Santa Barbara on Aug. 22, 2014. An inclusive perspective on singlehood needs to include the single at heart. In November 2021, Emhoff's ex-wife, Kerstin, wrote on Twitter that "he's doing great" as the first second gentleman of the United States. Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19 : NPR She also became the country's first Black and Indian-American vice president in history. I'm her husband. Now that they've officially been dubbed Vice President and second gentleman of the United States, I think it's time to do a deep dive into Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff's relationship timeline . Two decades later, they recanted. Typically, we get up early, we work out, and then we sit down, and it's like, 'Let's have a meeting and figure out how we're going to get through these next couple of days.' The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Thats nearly twice as many lifelong singles of that age as we have now. The percentage of women who have children has been decreasing. Sensitivity is important for romantic relationships, but limited indifference is also valuable. I've got your back," Harris said after being sworn in, as noted by KPBS. Harris and Emhoff attended a memorial ceremony at the Fairfax County Public Safety Headquarters in Virginia on September 11, 2020. "I thought I'd never hear from her again, but ", "But it was just, it was adorable," said Harris.