Kim and Kanye are one of the most famous married couples on the planet. Kim used to be in the shadow of her former BFF, Paris Hilton, until she pulled ahead of Paris...and pulled her whole family into the spotlight with her. Kanye is widely considered to be a musical genius. As a duo, they have incredible star power.

This couple tied the knot in May of 2014 and they're still together today. Hollywood marriages sometimes falter at lightning speed, but this one appears to be going the distance. That doesn't mean that there aren't things that don't make sense about Kim and Kanye's relationship! Anyone who is curious about Kimye will love this list. It's packed with facts about their relationship. This list is focused on the more unusual aspects of their romance.

These days, Kim and Kanye have three children, named North, Saint and Chicago. Their children's unique names are no surprise, as Kim and Kanye both march to the beats of their own drummers. Kim has a very strong sense of self, which helps her to stay centered, even when she's having trouble with the media. She uses some of her strength to protect her husband, who is occasionally fragile.

20 Physical Language Experts Noticed Something Unusual

It's fun to see what body language experts have to say about famous couples. So, what do these experts have to say about Kim and Kanye? Well, they've noticed that Kanye often poses behind his famous and glamorous wife, but he's usually touching her while he does it. This means that he's comfortable letting her shine in the spotlight, but chooses to assert himself by keeping one hand on her body.

Most people stand beside their partners, as equals, so Kanye's decision to stand behind his wife is odd, but body language experts definitely think that Kim and Kanye are on the same page emotionally.

19 Kanye Edits Kim's Wardrobe Without Telling Her

Kanye is a fashion guy. He interned at Fendi with Virgil Abloh, who is now the artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, thanks to the success of his Off-White brand. Kanye has his own Yeezy fashion brand, and you probably already know that Yeezy shoes and clothes are expensive and hard to find, because they sell out so fast. Since Kanye has so much passion for fashion, he's very interested in what his wife wears. Maybe too interested...

Kanye once told Kim that her style was the worst, and also tossed out two hundred and fifty pairs of her shoes. When he threw away so many pairs of shoes from her collection, she cried.

18 Kanye Compares Their Relationship to Romeo & Juliet

Would you compare your relationship to a Shakespeare play where a star-crossed couple meet a tragic fate? Kanye does...but why?

Well, Kanye feels like he had to surpass a ton of challenges to win Kim's heart and this is why he relates to Romeo. In Romeo and Juliet, the young couple's families were enemies. In real life, Kanye seems accepted by the Kardashians. Maybe he felt like he had to win Kim's family's approval, too.

Kanye said all of this Romeo and Juliet stuff while he was engaged to Kim. It's kind of romantic, except for the fact that Romeo and Juliet don't survive. Kim and Kanye seem to survive pretty well...

17 Kim Doesn’t Mind That Kanye’s Always Been “Obsessed” With Her

Kanye definitely fell hard for Kim. He worshiped her from afar and he's been very open about that. He felt she was the ideal woman and the most beautiful woman ever, in all of history.

Clearly, the rapper and fashion guru has a romantic side. The thing is, Kanye has so many different sides to his personality. His obsession with Kim before they became a couple is just one facet of a very complex personality.

Since Kanye does have so many sides to him, including the musical genius side, Kim doesn't mind that he was obsessed with her before they met. She's still married to him and that pretty much says it all.

16 Kim Gets Freaked Out By Kanye’s Wild Statements

After Kanye made comments about history, Kim freaked out. She was worried that they would lose everything that they'd worked so hard to build, because the world would turn against them for good.

Her reaction was understandable. Kim is a businesswoman who is at the helm of an empire. She reigns in reality TV, runs a cosmetics company and has so many streams of income. Without her loyal fans, it might all disappear. Kanye should know this. He's not too cautious about what he says sometimes.

Kanye has been making fewer wild statements lately. He's being trying to scale back to an extent. Kim's probably relieved that things have calmed down a bit.

15 Kanye Was Jealous of Kim’s Ex Hubby Kris Humphries

Kanye seethed with jealousy while Kim was getting closer to Kris Humphries, whom she eventually married. While Kim and Kris were heating up as a couple, Kanye West was recording music in Abu Dhabi. He saw news about Kim's new relationship with Kris on his phone and wasn't happy about it.

Kanye had dreamed of marrying Kim since he laid eyes on her. His strategy was to be patient. Luckily for him, if not for Kris Humphries, Kim's marriage to Kris was doomed to fail. Kim has said that she felt compelled to marry Kris due to her age. She was thirty and felt like she was aging and needed to settle down.

14 They Do Photo Shoots in Empty Stores

Kim and Kanye do have some shared interests that keep them together, beyond their children. They both love image and they sometimes do photo shoots in empty stores, so they can play with new looks in new environments. Most couples don't really do this! The common thread between the couple is the fact that both of them like to shock the world now and then. They are both a little bit rebellious.

Kanye does enjoy photographing his wife. He even photographed models who looked very much like her for a Yeezy sneaker campaign. It's funny that, when he decided to use other models, they were chosen because of their uncanny resemblance to his wife!

13 They Lived With Grandma Kris For Ages

Living with the in-laws, or just one in-law, is typically not a recipe for marital bliss. When a couple is rich and famous, deciding to live with an in-law makes little sense.

Kim and Kanye lived with Kim's mom, Kris Jenner, while their home was being renovated. The renovations dragged on endlessly. Kim had issues with living there, and one of them is that she could sometimes hear her Mom, Kris, having romantic moments with her boyfriend.

Kim disliked the noisiness in the house, but Kris pointed out that Kim was the house guest and not the homeowner, and that Kim contributed to the noise herself. At least the home was fancy.

12 Kim Changed After Her Bad Experience in Paris

We all go through experiences in life that change us. In best-case scenarios, the changes rock us off balance and then leave us stronger and wiser than ever. Change is hard, especially when it's linked with trauma. When Kim K. was the victim of a crime in Paris, she went through quite an ordeal. Afterwards, she did not feel like the same woman. There was a decline in the amount of social media posts that she shared with the world. Before she'd been robbed in Paris, she'd flaunted a huge diamond ring on social media. Kim learned to be more guarded. Kanye isn't so guarded.

11 Kanye Won’t Participate in KUWTK

Kanye will not appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. He dislikes the overall look of the show. He might appear on it if it were shot differently, but no one's going to mess with such a winning reality TV formula. This is kind of unusual, as guys who are married to Kardashians or romantically involved with them do tend to appear on the show. Scott Disick is one example. Kim seems ok with this. Kanye isn't a typical guy and she knows this all too well. He does his own thing and seems very committed to her in his own way.

10 Kim Gives Kanye Books Filled With Selfies

Kim was heavy into the selfies before her bad experience in Paris. She was passionate about these informal self-portraits. She used to give Kanye books filled with her smart phone selfies. This was her idea of a love token. These days, Kim is a lot more careful about what she posts and she's said that parenthood is another reason why she's less interested in taking pictures of herself. With three kids, a husband and a business, she had a lot on her plate, although she has plenty of help, too. Selfie culture is still going strong, but Kim is getting older and changing.

9 Kanye’s Lyrics About His Sisters-In-Law Are Wild

Most guys don't let the world know that they wouldn't mind getting...um...closer...to their sisters-in-law, but Kanye has no filter. Remember the whole Taylor Swift awards thing? Kanye speaks before he thinks.

Kanye West wrote a song that referenced his desire for his wife's relatives. Kris Jenner thinks that Kim probably approved the lyrics before the song was released. That's kind of strange, right? In one way, yeah, it is. In another way, it's not, because the publicity that comes from Kanye's antics is sometimes money in the bank. Occasionally, it backfires spectacularly. Kim is smart enough to know that many of Kanye's antics pay off big-time.

8 They’ve Spent A Fortune On Their Homes

Kanye has talked about his financial problems, and we'll get into that in a moment, but that doesn't stop he and his reality TV star wife from sinking a crazy amount of money into their homes. The weird thing is, they often get bored with the homes after the costly renovations, and then put them on the market. It's true that Kim has a ton of cash of her own. Kim's estimated net worth is three hundred and fifty million dollars. Even if Kanye does have more liabilities than assets, Kim has more than enough cash for both of them.

7 Kanye Is In Major Debt

How can such a popular musical artist, who is considered a mega-genius, be in debt? Well, if you believe Kanye himself, it's because he's trying to bring his dreams and visions to life and that costs a fortune. Business ventures require plenty of capital, unless investors foot the total bill. He lost money on his fashion ventures before he became successful. One early fashion venture, called Pastelle, went under after seven months. Kanye has a very rich wife, which is helpful, but if he is in major debt, like he says, he's going to have to earn a lot of cash before he gets out of the red. This creates an imbalance in the relationship.

6 Kim Wasn’t Sure Their Relationship Would Last

When Kim became pregnant with North, who she often calls Nori, she wasn't sure that her relationship with Kanye was going to stand the test of time. She worried that she might not be able to have a second child by the same father. These types of doubts aren't too unusual, but voicing them publicly is a bit unusual. Maybe Kim lacked faith in Kanye at the start. She may not have realized that she really is his dream girl. While this famous couple has problems like all others, they have worked through some big challenges and they are still together, although there are breakup rumors circulating all of the time.

5 Kanye’s Mental Health Presents Challenges

Kanye West said he was diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Then, he said he was misdiagnosed. He did have a serious breakdown at one point. People with mental illness don't deserve mockery. They deserve sensitivity. Some people feel for Kanye and others have little patience with him. Mental illness may trigger acting out that leads to negative judgments by society. The more we all learn about mental illness, the less likely we'll be to judge.

Kim has stood by her man through the highs and lows, but Kanye's mental health challenges surely put a strain on the marriage sometimes. They've lived apart sometimes because of these challenges.

4 They Lived Apart For A while

In 2016, Kanye left a hospital, where he was receiving treatment for mental health issues. After he was discharged, he didn't go straight home to Kim. He went to a rental property instead. During his time as a renter, he received outpatient treatment. Kim was pleased that Kanye was getting professional help. Kim needed Kanye to get help because she lives with their children, who might be adversely affected by Kanye's behavior. This time apart was unusual, but for the best. Now, the family lives together again. Occasionally, Kanye will go off somewhere to record, but Kim sometimes accompanies him.

3 They Have Different Parenting Styles

According to Khloe Kardashian, Kim is definitely on the strict side as a mother. Since Kim has a different parenting style than her husband, he's probably more indulgent as a parent. Khloe has said that she prefers Kim's stricter parenting style to the attachment parenting style of Kourtney Kardashian. Khloe plans to follow in Kim's footsteps.

Kim and Kanye spend lots of time with their children, and all of the kids are adorable. The differing parenting styles may create some kind of balance, but it's usually harder for couples to get along when they aren't on the same page with their parenting styles.

2 Kanye Tries to Control Kim’s Social Media Accounts

Being too controlling of a partner is generally a bad idea. We can't really control others, even when we think we can. Others have their own thoughts and feelings and those thoughts and feelings are theirs alone. Kanye has tried to control what Kim posts online in the past and may still do so. He wants to control her image and brand, so that it gels with his own vision.

Kim rose to fame in large part due to her activities online, so she doesn't always let Kanye interfere with her social media accounts. Kim is strong enough to do what she wants online.

1 Kanye’s Wedding Speech Was Strange

Did you know that Kanye made a wedding toast that went on for forty-five minutes? That's a long time. What did he talk about? Well, he talked about celebrity, and how celebs don't have the same rights as other people. He said that he and his new wife would work to make things better for celebs, so they could enjoy more respect and less slander. Kind of heavy for a wedding toast, but no one expects the conventional from Kanye West, and people might be disappointed if he was conventional. Kanye has to express himself. He just isn't happy if he can't speak his mind.

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