The marriage analogy describes the current transatlantic situation: the husband (US) told the wife (Europe) to stay home and take care of the kids, and after 5 years the wife wanted to go back to work, but the husband has gotten used to the wife taking care of everything and doesn't like it, creating second thoughts in Washington about whether they wanted Europe to actually do what it's now doing.
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Matthias MatthijsEvidence Quote
“it's kind of like the the traditional scenario where a husband and a wife are married... And I feel like that's where Europe and the US are right now.”
Source
Nathalie Tocci and Matthias Matthijs: Are Europe and the United States Finally Heading For Divorce?— Foreign AffairsCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:08:35 PM
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