Vladimir Putin's marriage proposal was so odd ex-wife thought he was breaking up with her

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Vladimir Putin's ex-wife revealed his proposal to her was so weird, she thought he was breaking up and the fact he was trying to wed her came as a "complete surprise".Mad Vlad's ex-wife Lyudmila Shkrebneva, 64, revealed the details of Putin's clunky proposal in the 2000 biography, First Person: An Astonishingly Frank Self-Portrait by Russia's President, which features a collection of interviews with people in his inner-circle.Shkrebneva told the interviewer that she and Putin, now 69, were sitting around in a house when he said: "‘You know what kind of person I am by now. "In general, I'm not very easygoing." Shkrebneva goes on to say that Putin was being self-critical, outlining some of his flaws, including that he was the silent type and that he could be rather abrupt with some things and would insult people.The president's ex-wife said: "He was saying that he was a risky life partner.

And he added, ‘In three and a half years, you have probably made up your mind’."It sounded to me like we were breaking up. 'Yes, I've made up my mind,' I said."He let out a doubtful, 'Yes?' The former first lady of Russia then told the interviewer it was then that she was sure that they were breaking up, adding: "But then he said, 'Well then if that is the way it is, I love you and propose we get married.' “So it all came as a complete surprise to me."During the interview she also revealed that she was initially less than smitten by the "poorly dressed" president, who she was matched up with on a double date.Despite her initial reservations, the pair stayed in touch, fell in love, and were dating for three-and-a-half years before Putin's awkward betrothal.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our.