25 years of love without marriage, no couple photos: What is Rachel Maddow hiding? 

While many American TV stars are constantly on the cover with lavish weddings, wedding photos flooding social networks, Rachel Maddow – the most powerful woman on MSNBC – has chosen the completely opposite path: 25 years of living with her partner, never married, not a single couple photo shared.

That woman’s name is Susan Mikula, a photographer 15 years older than Maddow, living a discreet, almost reclusive life in Massachusetts. They met when Rachel was hired as… a maid for Susan. Yes, a hired cleaner – who later became the leading face of American political news.

They fell in love in silence, without rings, without wedding dresses. Maddow once shared:

“We don’t need to get married to prove our love. I love her every day, and that’s enough.”

But the audience is constantly curious: Is Rachel hiding something?

Why, for decades, while many of her colleagues publicly announced their love affairs, has she never appeared with Susan at any event? Why is someone who is extremely outspoken about politics… extremely secretive about her love life?

Some people think: Rachel does not want Susan to be caught up in the media vortex. Others think: Maybe they broke up secretly? But the reality is: Maddow is still living with Susan, growing vegetables, raising dogs, living as an anonymous couple.

This love story has touched many people – but also makes the American public constantly ask the question: “Can you love someone for life… without having to prove it to the whole world?”