Instant Alert: A look inside the relationship of Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham, who say avoiding marriage helped them stay together for 32 years

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   A look inside the relationship of Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham, who say avoiding marriage helped them stay together for 32 years by Áine Cain on Jan 10, 2018, 3:01 PM Advertisement • Oprah Winfrey began dating Stedman Graham in 1986, the same year her namesake show launched. • Winfrey and Goodman got engaged in 1992, but ultimately decided against marriage. • Graham's suggestion that Winfrey run for president at the 2018 Golden Globes isn't the first time he's encouraged her to enter the realm of politics. Interest in media mogul Oprah Winfrey's hypothetical 2020 presidential run is surging. Even US President Donald Trump has weighed in. While Trump asserted he'd beat Winfrey, in past years he said the former queen of daytime talk would be his ideal running mate, Business Insider reported. Still, Winfrey's well-received Golden Globes speech, which touched upon the #MeToo movement, the free press, and the importance of combatting injustice, has catapulted her name to the forefront of this early presidential speculation. And her longtime partner Stedman Graham's comments to the The Los Angeles Times also helped fuel widespread interest in her political prospects. Graham, who runs management and marketing consulting firm S. Graham and Associates, has been with Winfrey for 32 years. Here's a look inside their relationship: SEE ALSO: Everything we know about Recy Taylor, the sexual assault survivor who inspired Oprah's iconic Golden Globes speech DON'T MISS: From poverty to a $3 billion fortune — the incredible rags-to-riches story of Oprah Winfrey Harper's Bazaar reported that the couple first met at a charity event in 1986, the same year The Oprah Winfrey Show launched. They began dating that year. Source: Harper's Bazaar, People Winfrey told People magazine that some people in her circle questioned her boyfriend's intentions because of his good looks: "They figured if he looked like that, he either had to be a jerk or want something." Source: Harper's Bazaar, People But that didn't deter Winfrey. According to People, in the early days of their relationship, Graham would spend weekends at her "lavish condo on Chicago's Gold Coast," and even began leaving a toothbrush there. Source: People See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011