BY JELENA ASKA
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker may be the celebrity ‘PDA couple,’ but red flags lie beneath the surface. My feature with Glam highlights 5 areas of concern in their marriage.
Celebrity couples put up with a lot of scrutiny. Between the intrusive press, the dogs them and makes assumptions about every single lift of an eyebrow, to the internal factors that are constantly occurring within any intimate relationship.
Kourtney and Travis spend an inordinate amount of time showing the press their affection in excessive PDA’s. And while that all might be true, perhaps there is an underlying reason for its constant presence.
Glam journalist Jelena Aska writes, “If one Hollywood couple comes to mind when someone mentions the power PDA dating trend, it’s undoubtedly reality star and Poosh queen Kourtney Kardashian and her husband, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. But while the couple seems to be trying really hard to make everyone believe that they’re constantly in the honeymoon phase, our relationship expert sees right through it.
In an exclusive conversation with Glam, Susan Winter, the bestselling author of “Breakup Triage: The Cure for Heartache,” shares some potential red flags in Kardashian and Barker’s marriage. Winter explains that there might be problems they could not only face in the future but also might already be facing behind closed doors.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have to deal with ‘constant press intrusion’
A common red flag that many celebrities face in their relationships is public scrutiny. “Constant press intrusion is something all celebs face, but the Kardashians are headliners and ripe for media fodder,” Susan Winter shares exclusively with Glam. “Travis is now in the fold.”
While Kardashian and Barker certainly allow for a lot of press intrusion to happen, it’s undoubtedly difficult to deal with it when they’re going through a rough time. And as our expert points out, the press is usually especially interested in anything controversial. “Whenever the press gets bored with a happy couple, they hunt for any fragment of conflict,” Winter tells us. “If there’s a crack in their relationship foundation, the press will certainly find it and utilize it to their advantage.”
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got engaged and married rather quickly
“Kourtney and Travis’s marriage has been criticized for being impulsive, even though they were engaged for a year before tying the knot,” Susan Winter tells us exclusively. “Admittedly, they knew each other previously as friends and neighbors, which creates a stronger foundation for romance to blossom. But despite the longevity of their association, speculation remains.”
Winter continues, “The issue of moving too fast continues to challenge the couple, highlighted by the fact that they lived separately for two years after being married,” the expert adds. “Was that their internal adjustment to the rapid pace of friends to lovers to spouses?”
The opinions of Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker fans could affect their relationship
“Both Travis and Kourtney’s careers are fan-based. Both have audiences that carry sway with their opinions and fluctuating devotion,” Susan Winter explains exclusively to Glam. “Many of Kourtney’s fans claim Travis is controlling, citing the naming of their son to how she dresses. This adds tension to a new marriage with children.” For now, the noise they’ve been hearing hasn’t seemed to affect them (at least not in a publicly known way), but the power that fans have in celebrity relationships shouldn’t be underestimated.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s ‘excessive PDA’ could be hiding a red flag
When it comes to PDA, it’s important to know how much is too much and when to draw the line, but Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker haven’t really gotten that memo. “Fans have expressed being uncomfortable with the couple’s excessive PDAs,” Susan Winter tells us exclusively. “This adds speculation to their over-the-top promotion of being a blissfully ‘happy couple.’ Hopefully, this is true, but it also leads their fans and the press to wonder about the reasons behind such a ‘hard sell.'”
Curious about the 5th red flag? Here’s the complete article by Jelena Aska on Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker:
