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Dr. Jill Biden: The Hardest Moments No One Saw (The Untold Story of the White House Years)
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Saying 'No' Five Times
At 7:20 · chapter starts 6:39
The detail that crystallized Jill's impression of Joe Biden was quietly subversive for its era: in a time when men often felt 'entitled' at the end of a date, Joe shook her hand at the door and said he wanted to see her again. That single gesture moved Jill to call her mother at 1am with the simple verdict: 'I finally met a gentleman.' [1] — Dr. Jill Biden "I finally met a gentleman." 07:20 From there, their relationship escalated quickly — Joe revealed his eagerness by proposing a second date for the very next night, barely concealing his interest behind a flipped-through calendar. They went out almost every night for two years, and the courtship was always a family affair: Beau and Hunter were simply part of every outing, as naturally as if they had always been Jill's own.
It wasn't Joe Biden who decided to propose to Jill — it was his sons. After two years of dating, Beau and Hunter walked into the bathroom while Joe was shaving and told him they should marry Jill. That moment launched the five-proposal journey that would eventually result in a 49-year marriage.
