Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff have been together for eight years, but they are still learning (fun) things about their relationship. You may know the vice-president-elect and her husband met on a blind date, but did you know Kamala Googled Doug beforehand? I suspect you probably didn’t, as Doug first realized this fun fact with the couple CBS Sunday morning Interview on January 17th.
Hostess Jane Pauley asked Kamala about the couple’s story after they were started by a friend. “You totally googled him, didn’t you?” she joked. Doug was ready for the big “reveal,” as Kamala admitted, “I was never asked that.” Turns out she totally did it.
“It’s so funny you asked me that question,” Kamala said after laughing with her shocked husband. “So yeah, my best friend got us on a blind date. She said, ‘Just trust me. Just trust me.’ She wanted me to just get into it and said, “Don’t Google it.” I did. Doug already knew a little about Kamala (then California’s attorney general) before they met, but he still had a secret to tell about his side of their love story.
“A friend of mine was in town and we were going to a Laker game,” said Doug. “I told him the story. I said, ‘What do you think I should text her.’ We sat in the stands of the Staples Center and came up with this text that was something like, “Hey, it’s Doug.” Embarrassed. I’ll text you. “Sometimes you need a little help from a friend, right? In the end, everything worked out for Kamala and Doug. Watch the cute interview above in full.
