Michelle Obama has opened up about her marriage to former President Barack Obama being difficult. The former first lady, 61, gave a warning to people “who want a marriage” like hers in a Wednesday episode of her podcast, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, when she and her brother were joined by couples therapist Orna Guralnik. The former first lady, 61, gave a warning to people "who want a marriage" like hers and Barack's. “A lot of young people could look at that and go, ‘I want a marriage like Michelle and Barack.’”She suggested that the public’s perception of her “ideal” marriage to the former president, 64, whom she shares daughters Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24, is inaccurate. Even though Michelle denied the gossip, Obama said in a July episode of the podcast that their relationship “was touch and go for a while.”Even though Michelle denied the gossip, Obama said in a July episode of the podcast that their relationship "was touch and go for a while."