--- ---  # Barack and Michelle Obama Valentine's Day Messages to Each Other Are Just As Romantic As You'd Expect  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:56 AM UTCPublished: Feb 14, 2019 6:52 PM UTC  Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in the unveiling of their official portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, in Washington on Feb. 12, 2018. Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in the unveiling of their official portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, in Washington on Feb. 12, 2018.Mark Wilson—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:56 AM UTCPublished: Feb 14, 2019 6:52 PM UTC **Disclaimer:** This post comes with a romance warning. In honor of [Valentine’s Day](http://time.com/5143563/real-st-valentine-valentines-day-history/), [Barack and Michelle Obama](http://time.com/5454309/michelle-obama-marriage/) are celebrating their 26-year-marriage by once again proclaiming their undying love for one another. The former president took to social media on Thursday to pay tribute to their relationship with some sweet words that are sure to tug at their fans’ heartstrings. “Happy Valentine’s Day to the extraordinarily smart, beautiful, funny, one and only [@MichelleObama](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama),” he captioned a photo of Michelle breaking it down. “It’s true; she does get down to Motown.” > [](https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1096114852941234176) In previous years, Barack and Michelle have observed the Feb. 14 holiday by sharing [adorable couples photos](http://time.com/4670750/enums/) as well as [romantic playlists](http://time.com/5157952/michelle-obamas-valentines-day-playlist-for-barack/) with each other. Michelle also recently spoke about how their marriage has evolved in a November interview with [_PEOPLE_](https://people.com/politics/michelle-obama-barack-marriage-rediscovering-romance-after-white-house/). “We are finding each other again,” she said of their life post-White House. “We have dinners alone and chunks of time where it’s just us — what we were when we started this thing: no kids, no publicity, no nothing. Just us and our dreams.” > [](https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/963811333685817346) Michelle Obama quickly shared a message of her own. This one was not only for her husband, but also their two daughters, Sasha and Malia. “So lucky to call these three my valentines for all these years,” she captioned a warm photo. > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1096123080026529794) Barack and Michelle Obama Share Valentine's Day Messages ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5528678/michelle-obama-barack-obama-valentines-day-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5528678/michelle-obama-barack-obama-valentines-day-2019/"},"headline":"Barack and Michelle Obama Valentine's Day Messages to Each Other Are Just As Romantic As You'd Expect","datePublished":"2019-02-14T18:52:58.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T00:56:21.000Z","description":"The former president and first lady have been married for 26 years","url":"https://time.com/5528678/michelle-obama-barack-obama-valentines-day-2019/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Barack Obama","Michelle Obama","Valentine's Day","Holidays","onetime","holidays 2019"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfcae34f613f9258/69894510096a9422196a48ed/michelle-obama-barack-obama-valentines-day-2019.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfcae34f613f9258/69894510096a9422196a48ed/michelle-obama-barack-obama-valentines-day-2019.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michelle-Obama-Barack-Obama-Valentines-Day-2019","caption":"Former U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in the unveiling of their official portraits during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, on February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5528678/michelle-obama-barack-obama-valentines-day-2019/","name":"Barack and Michelle Obama Valentine's Day Messages to Each Other Are Just As Romantic As You'd Expect"}}]}] ```