How did Barack and Michelle Obama meet and start dating?

From their Southside Chicago date to life after the White House, INSIDER takes you through the Obamas' love story. ... Barack Obama, then 28, and Michelle Robinson, then 25, met at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where Robinson was assigned to be his mentor. read more

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama share a semi-private moment in a freight elevator at an Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. Though there’re a bunch of security guys standing behind, they just pretend they are the only ones in the room. read more

Barack Obama, then 28, and Michelle Robinson, then 25, met at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where Robinson was assigned to be his mentor. "Because I went to Harvard and he went to Harvard, and the firm thought, 'Oh, we'll hook these two people up,'" Michelle told ABC News. read more

That, anyhow, is how the story goes: Barack and Michelle, whose last name, of course, is now Obama, both enjoy telling it. But like many personal stories that get repeated during political campaigns, it's been polished and simplified for public consumption. read more