People Magazine has a new video interview with Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and his wife of four months, activist Lauren Parsekian. This is the first time I’ve seen Lauren in an interview. She comes across about the same as she does in photos. That is to say that she seems to love the camera. Aaron clearly adores his wife, he speaks so highly of her in interviews, and they’re obviously still in the honeymoon phase. He joked to People that “marriage is easy” and said that his wedding “was the greatest experience of my entire life.” That’s sweet:
Aaron Paul… and his wife, Lauren Parsekian, looked so happy together on the Emmys red carpet on Sunday and the actor, 32, positively gushed when PEOPLE asked him about his Parisian-themed wedding, which took place in Malibu in May.
“It was the greatest experience of my entire life,” he said. “And she’s still with me, which is just fantastic. Four months strong. Marriage is easy.”
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Paul admits he was instantly smitten when he met the filmmaker at the Coachella music festival.
“The first night her and I hung out, we had our first kiss on the Ferris wheel. I told her that night that one day I was going to marry her,” he said. “We knew it was something so magical.”
Parsekian revealed that the pair waited until they were married to live together.
“We wanted something to look forward to,” the Emmy winner admitted, adding, “Being roommates with her is the best.”
“I always thought [being married] was going to be the greatest time of my life, and it has definitely proven that,” he added, “but it’s surpassed every expectation that I’ve ever had.”
That’s cute that they waited to live together. I also loved that story about how he told her on the first date that they were going to get married. Sometimes you just know. I know many of you are skeptical of Lauren, I am too. We’re protective of Aaron and want the best for him. It would be easier to accept his wife if she seemed shy on the red carpet, but maybe she’s just very confident in herself. In some photos she looks a little high to me, maybe that’s why she’s so relaxed.
Breaking Bad spoilers for previously aired episodes follow
I’ll be honest, I’m really covering this story because I am dying to talk about Breaking Bad. There’s only one episode left in the entire series! At this point, my main concern is for Jesse. Above all, I don’t want Jesse to die. He has gone through so much, including just witnessing the murder of the woman he loved in retaliation for his escape attempt. I’m starting to feel for Walt again although I really don’t care if or how he bites it. Jesse needs to triumph though. I think that’s why a lot of people are wondering about Aaron Paul’s new wife. We love Jesse so much that we don’t want him to get hurt.
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He’s so sweet! I’m happy for them.
Yes, it’s very easy at four months.
Lol right? And did the reporter expect him to say otherwise? It reminds me of those silly people who post their long anniversaries of three, seven months of dating on social media. I’m just like– I’ve been married for nine years, and all of us who are or have been married know it’s good but it can be ROUGH. Ask Aaron how life is at year seven lol
Yes, marriage is easy after 4 months. Let’s ask Aaron when he’s seven years in. I’m not saying this to down marriage or anything like that. But like any relationship-it takes work, has it’s ebb and flow. My husband and I will be married 7 years in October and I think besides, the relationship with my kids, the relationship with him is the one I work the hardest on.
I can’t imagine sharing my life with anyone else but the hubs, but we work hard at the relationship we have. As am I sure Aaron and his wife will too (or I hope they do). He seems to be a nice guy and he really seems to be in love with her.
If their marriage even lasts that long. But seriously, isn’t 4 months of celebrity marriage equal to like 5 years of civilian marriage? They’ll be due for a divorce in the next 4 months!
Yeah, I’ve got 17 years under my marriage belt and it’s not easy! 4 months is still the “everything’s wonderful” honeymoon phase.
Talk to me after 17 years of kids, money problems, mortgages, laundry, cooking, cleaning, health scares, etc.
Finding that you still love the person you married after 17 years and that they’re still your best friend is a magical thing.
But easy? No!
I’m at 3.5 years of marriage and that honeymoon phase is long gone! But it’s OK!
i have a question, what does it mean exactly -“to work hard on relationship”? can somebody give an example and elucidate?) i’m thinking i never did, time to learn
@lana – It means you don’t throw in the towel when you hit a rough patch. You work through the tough times. You remind yourself why you married the person to begin with and concentrate on that instead of every little thing they’ve done in the past to piss you off.
You forgive, even when it’s not asked of you.
Sometimes, it means you have to be the bigger person in the relationship.
You focus more on the “we” than the “I” and on how important your family is to you.
BTW – I’m just answering for myself. I know there are many couples who get divorced and are much happier. My cousin divorced her alcoholic husband is in a wonderful relationship with a very nice man. Her ex is still drinking himself into an early grave.
It should be easy at four months, that’s a good sign, I knew a couple in counseling immediately after the wedding…and on anti-depressants. Uh-oh.
thnx Sherry! sounds not easy to do. Given that most of us r quite selfish and it’s hard to see your romantic illusions broken…and it seems that nothing left… I guess when ppl have kids, it adds motivation to stick to each other, or maybe motivation is fear of solitude…
It doesn’t have to be. I’ve been with my husband going on 10 years, and I don’t honestly get the “marriage is really hard. It’s WORK” phrase. It’s effortless to be with him, and we don’t need to constantly work on anything, because I think i’m with the right person. If I had to work and struggle each day to be married, I think there’s some underlying issues I’d be missing.
Thirteen years of marriage and the last nine have been great. My advice to the newlyweds is know now that you’ll always have essentially the same argument over and over, but if you make peace with that idea, life together will be so sweet.
Congratulations and best wishes for Aaron Paul and his wife Lauren Parsekian.
My advice to the newlyweds is know now that you’ll always have essentially the same argument over and over
There are no lies in this statement. Sigh.
Truer words were never spoken! I’m 8 1/2 years in, with two great kids, and I can’t imagine life with anyone but Mr. A, but we do have the same three arguments over and over. That’s marriage, lol!
I don’t watch Breaking Bad so I don’t pay much attention to Aaron Paul, but I notice that he seems to ALWAYS be gushing over his wife. It’s sort of getting into Tom-Cruise-jumping-on-the-couch territory.
That’s seriously his personality about EVERYTHING. Enthusiasm in human form. He is very un-jaded by his success, and still excited and grateful and humble that he gets to do what he loves for a living.
He’s over-the-top, always. If I were dating him, I’d know it was over once he stopped smiling even a bit.
“If I were dating him, I’d know it was over once he stopped smiling even a bit.”
Funny. I’d never seen him interviewed (I just started watching BB on Netflix) and was sort of taken aback by his gushing on the Emmy red carpet. I didn’t quite know what to make of it, so it’s nice to see it put in a positive light. Humility and excitement in that jaded world is pretty refreshing to see.
Enthusiasm, yes! It’s very refreshing to see. He even comes out of his house to greet fans that stop by. I hope he has continued success because he deserves it.
p.s. His wife is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!
Did you guys ever see this?
http://on.aol.com/video/breaking-bad-star-aaron-paul-greets-fans-outside-his-house-517873635
I have such a crush on him. He just seems like the nicest dude.
I have no problem with enthusiasm. He really overdoes it though. If I knew him in real life I think I’d feel like smacking him all the time.
I don’t think Aaron said the married life comments as a way of portraying he knows the secrets to a successful marriage (unlike other celebs we see coughRimescoughHousewivescoughGOOP). What is he supposed to say? Lol, “my wife is the worst”? He is totally in newlywed phase. Let’s shade others before we start shading someone who seems to be a pretty cool dude!
Yeah, and he seems to be joking, all, WHEW! four months, man. EASY.
He’s still in the first stage of mad infatuation and giddiness with regard to the relationship with his pretty wife. That’s good actually because if you start off lukewarm, it doesn’t take long for it to grow ice cold. Mad love and infatuation such as this has potential to settle down into something long lasting and steady.
Don’t sweat the petty stuff and don’t pet the sweaty stuff. That’s a winning formula.
I’m worried Jesse might commot suicide 🙁
Me too. But as much as we would love Jesse to survive, I don’t know he would want to. He is a mentally and emotionally destroyed person, even more so after what he just witnessed at the end of Granite State. It is almost too painful for him to go on living with his guilty and anguished memories.
Brock’s continued existence gives me hope. Not much hope, but some. I just have a strange feeling Jesse will survive due to one last gasp of humanity from Walt. I really think Walt will not see his family again (he may talk to them, but not see them) so “Heisenberg” will be on the warpath and there is only one other person who could bring out one final appearance by Walter White. Jesse.
God I will miss this show!
I have a feeling this will happen. They have destroyed that character (as in he is at rock bottom and I don’t see him recovering).
Yeah, I have hope he’ll survive for the sake of Brock but he’s been so damaged that I doubt he could properly care for a child much less himself. Damn this show is the best ever.
I think Skinny Pete will live on…
Not Jesse. Lord knows he’s had enough chances to kill himself before, but he hasn’t. Maybe surviving the Nazis is what he needs to break free of the past once and for all. A gal can hope 🙂
Try 20 years!
I don’t get the suspicion. Should he have married some sort of hermit who never goes with him to anything? She seems perfectly nice to me, I don’t know.
Breaking Bad has always been superb, but these last episodes have gone above and beyond. Aaron should be clearly room on his shelf for his Emmy next year.
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By your logic then his only possible options was to marry a famewhore or hermit? Plenty of actors marry spouses not in the same line of work that look comfortable on the carpet, but not overjoyed like everyone came to see them. There’s a balance that makes a person seem more genuine and likable.
All that aside, he seems happy and I wish him the best because marriage is NOT EASY. It’s wonderful, but can be very difficult. And of course he said marriage is easy. He’s happy. Let”s hear him again in 7 years.
LOL, yes, it MUST be one or the other.
I’m just saying I don’t see anything wrong with her being happy to attend events with him. She’s been with him for years and his career is at its peak, why not be eager and excited to be with him through that.
Maybe people are seeing something I’m not, but I’ve never noticed her trying to overshadow him or capitalize on the attention to make herself famous.
I agree with you. Has she actually DONE anything to make anyone think negatively of her? Otherwise, it comes off as needlessly judgy-oh, she’s blonde and thin, and smiles at public events, she MUST be a famewhore!
I think it’s cute. He seems like such a great guy. And really, maybe she’s not just some fame whore. She might just be a very confident woman, or maybe she’s just trying to make herself seem like one.
I’m worried for Jesse too. I kind of don’t care who dies as long as he doesn’t.
They are adorable! I’m so so jealous of her, but they seem very happy.
Ha! Of course it’s easy when you’ve only been married four months. Give it time, the hard times will come.
If he himself was a wallflower I might find his wife a little shady, but he’s a pretty loud, fun, goofy guy, or at least he acts like one on the red carpet. So it’s not like she’s hogging the spotlight, for the most part it’s him who’s going out of his way to draw attention to her.
They all like that when they’re newly married,so in lurrrrrve!!lol!
I’m not even married, and my relationship is not “easy”. Easy does not equal good, and certainly does not guarantee a strong relationship– not that difficulty is ‘necessary’ but strength in a relationship is. And difficulty doesnt mean a relationship is bad- it just shows peoples’ true colors. Anyone can be there for you when the road is smooth; its when challenges and compromises pop up, that you find out where your hearts lie and how much of a developed person your partner is. The ability to know what you feel and think, and why, and to communicate it in such a way that the otehr can understand, and to then reach a joint agreement on topics— that comes with difficulty more than with ease.
So, while a great friendship can be smooth, it is inevitable that a problem will come up (more likely external if internal everything is faultless) and if the relationship is REALLY worth keeping, it WONT be damaged by difficulty but will only be BETTER for it….. Most people need to differentiate between drama/BS/immaturity and jsut plain LIFE which always throws a road block at you when it can.
good luck to them anyway. 😛
Eh, call me when she starts handing autographed photos to reporters like Hemsworth’s wife. This girl seems fine. It is adorable how protective everyone is of Aaron (and Jesse!).
No idea how the show ends but as long as Todd dies horribly I will be pleased. My guess is Walt and Jesse will see each other again but if either dies the other won’t be the one to kill them in cold blood. There was always love there, sick and twisted love, but love.
Agreed. I want Meth Damon to die a horrible death.
LOL! Yes I forgot to refer to Todd by his proper name. 😉
Seriously though I don’t care who does it (I’m hoping Jesse but I’ll take baby Holly at this point), Meth Damon must die!
WAAHHha I call Todd Blond Damon But Meth Damon is better…. Todd wants to be Walt himself, psycho creep!
Meth Damon I love that! Yes I really want Todd to die. I keep thinking about it whenever I see his face.
I am so happy for Jesse Plemons! I was a fan of his on Friday Night Lights, so it is good to see him explore a very different character! His looks are so wholesome, I am sure it is an awesome experience for him to play someone so creepy and evil.
100%. Opie,dead eyed shit must die.
OMG, I have never disliked a character more than Todd/Meth Damon! He is so very awful and must received a horrible death! And it better be from Jesse, too!
I want Jesse to strangle Todd with the chain he’s cuffed to. I think Lydia will be the one left standing. Love her & her Loboutans (sp?) and Jackie O. shades. Damn I will miss this show!!!!
With Walter and Jesse it so much like Voldemort and Harry to me. Neither can live while the other survives. They both just hate each other now. But I’m thinking and I hope to god it comes to fruit is that Walt saves Jesse in some way. But I know this show and how it totally f-cks with you so I doubt it will be like that. I just want the neo-nazi’s to burn though. That would make me soooo happy. DIE TODD DIE!
They are still in the honeymoon stage of marriage, that is why it is easy.
Oh Aaron honey, we’ve all been euphoric at that point… then reality kicks in… but I wish you all the best!
I will never understand the negativity that spews from some people’s mouths.
“Oh you’re pregnant? Have fun getting stretch marks and your vagina ripped apart. You just wait…” Or “You’re happily married? Good luck making it to the whateveryear mark…”
Just because something negative happened in your life, does not mean it will or has happen/ed to everyone.
I’m pretty sure that’s not how its meant to be read. No one is wishing them disaster or heartache; instead we are just stating that by and far the majority of real life experience predicts that a relationship will have its difficulties.
Say that five times fast.
I didn’t mean that anyone is wishing them heartache or disaster; it’s just interesting how quickly (and sadly, easily) negative comments are stated.
I really started to notice this when I was pregnant and heard nothing but horror stories about how my body will be destroyed or how my husband will be useless ( I’m not kidding – someone had the audacity to say this!) etc. I felt like it was almost a competition to see who has it the worst/hardest…
It’s just an observation I find interesting and a little disheartening.
I think that’s pretty true. Internet comments are the place people go to only to say trash and most of all, start fights. I usually am a “comment and run” person just because the sheer negativity and aggression that flows, regardless of what I or anyone posts; I say something and never visit the thread again because I dread the hateful remarks that await… so the observation is definitely valid. 😛
I saw a funny comic strip (on the berry!) and it says something like,
“How to start an Internet fight:
Step one: state your opinion.
Step two: wait.” I laughed because its so true!
So No hateful comments here – you look very pretty in your pic 🙂
He seems like a genuinely nice guy and if he’s happy 4 months in good for him. He’s already beat Kim Kardashian’s honeymoon phase.
No shade from me about this couple.
Could someone please tell me how she supported herself as an “activist”? I mean, I understand “I work for the Sierra Club”‘ “I work for UNICEF” but who pays you to be an activist generally? ARe there ads seeking recent graduates in “Activist Studies” in the Wall Street Journal? I know she founded an advocacy group, but how does it get funded? This always sounds like a rich wife or rich daughter doing charitable work rather than just going out to lunch. Like Laurie David was an activist on Larry David’s dime. Does Lauren come from money? Was there a previous Sugar Daddy bankrolling her? I hope she is legit for Aaron’s sake but her mysterious ness may explain the suspicions about her. That and the body language, which reminds me uncomfortably of Kristin and Sparkles.
omg this comment is absolutely vile, made my skin crawl just reading this, i feel very sorry for you
Sorry honey, but I can’t understand what your problem is with her at all.
I think she set up a non profit and runs it, drawing a salary. Thus, an activist who makes a living as an activist.
I always get the vibe that he is more into her than she is into him. She’s gorgeous, and I’m sure she’s always been the most popular girl in the room. But he’s no slouch, either – cute, great personality, talented and successful and making good money at his chosen profession. I hope she takes the time to give him some emotional strokes to let him know how much she appreciates him.
Yes I’ve now looked this up. She co-founded the Kind Campaign, an anti bullying nonprofit. That is great. I just wish reporters would describe her profession as “Kind Campaign co-founder” instead of activist. That would be more accurate and draw attention and support to the important and laudable objectives she and her organization seek to achieve. “”activist” alone is very often applied to wealthy people who contribute to charitable causes and attend charity events rather than actively getting down in the trenches as part of an actual vocation. She and her work deserve specifics.
Wow – there are a lot of bitter, unhappily married people here today. Maybe they’ll always be happy, and if so, good for them! My marriage has actually gotten better with time. I struggled with the concept of sharing and someone else being around ALL THE TIME because I lived alone most of my adult life and loved it.
Or people simply acknowledging how hard it is like you? People tend to scoff at the naivety of the young. It’s not a new thing. It happens.
I didn’t say it was hard. I said it got better with time as opposed to worse, like some of the comments. I inferred that a lot of people are in unhappy marriages, but when I look at my friends, family and co-workers a lot of them aren’t happy but stay married because they can’t leave for myriad reasons. It’s a big part of why I was single so long. I thought ALL married people were miserable. Until I met my husband I thought anyone that said they were happily married were full of sh&t.
+1
I dont think he was saying marriage is blissful as much as he was saying its easy – and it is easy. Its easy at four months or fifty years, it isnt always blissful.
SWOON! I love Aaron Paul SOOOO MUCH! I hope Lauren adores him as much as we do! I have anxiety about the last episode. I almost died last week watching Jesse’s escape attempt. He was SO close! I’m seriously going to lose my sh!t if he gets killed. It just can’t end that way. And to hell with Walt, I’m done with him.
I love all these people grumbling about how he thinks marriage is easy. He was kidding, folks. Take a breath. You all sound really bitter.
I think the “marriage is easy” claim is a little naive, but ah, let him have it. I think I would be in love with Lauren too, she’s absolutely gorgeous, though I *think* she may have had work done, whatever, she’s from orange county and seems to have been tortured in her younger years by her peers. At least she’s not the typical model-actress. She actually has her own charity Kind Campaign. I wish CB would have mentioned it!! It specifically raises awareness for girl on girl bullying, founded way before she met Aaron, I think that’s great. I wish them all the best.
FFS, everyone get off your high horses, he was so obviously being sarcastic, go and watch the vid if you really need to, but I honestly don’t see why anyone would.
I find it really ironic that women are being catty and bitchy about a woman who’s an activist against women treating each other this exact way. Why? Just because she’s attractive and not homely looking you suspect she has an ulterior motive?
Right. In general I’m fine with this site, but a lot of posters for some reason feel this urge to find negativity in every single thing someone says. Like, jesus, calm the hell down.
It’s really just an excuse to talk about themselves and feel superior. Anytime you see a comment thread on this site longer than oh, three comments, you can be assured that every single reply is going to be some variation of, “Oh, well, let me tell you about me and my hubby, we have been married for eleventy trillion years and it is WORK let me tell you!” No shit, we don’t live in the damn dark ages anymore — I think most people have some idea of the trials and tribulations of successful marriage.
Another classic variation is the competition of just how little one paid for their wedding — “Oh, well, we spent 30 bucks and I made the center pieces and everyone said it was the MOST beautiful wedding they had ever been to!! God, these celebs who spend more than that are such shallow assholes.”
Etc. and so forth.
I think you hit the nail on the head, Alison. Even in the Oprah thread people are going on about “oh I do this and this with my kids”. Fine, but doesn’t mean that you have a monopoly on heartache and suffering.
LOVE that you said “eleventy trillion…”
Ah… Because as soon as some people read something they don’t like, they have to sweep in and try to shame the poster into “submission” (cf “get off your high horses”)… It’s not that off the wall that others give their opinion, nothing shocking about it, even though tens of thousands of people would agree like disagree with you. It’s called an opinion, whether he was being sarcastic or else.
Besides, who hasn’t been catty or bitchy in their life?
Meh, threads flow in all sorts of directions. Pointless to try and control it. Plus, it’s boring for everyone to agree and just blow sunshine eh…
Wow, some real judgy folks here… Lauren Parsekian is president and co-founder of the kind campaign (www.kindcampaign.com). She tours high schools nationwide, campaigning against girl-on-girl bullying and promoting for positivity & change, etc. She was doing this long before Aaron came along & is continually active today. If anything, she uses her new platform (being married to a pretty famous guy) to bring more awareness to her organization. She is no fame whore. Pick on the actual vile fame whores, Lauren is a class act.
I love these two because her husband loves her so much and the show is so tight knit that they were able to take the finale to benefit her charity and a few others.
http://www.omaze.com/experiences/aaron-paul-breaking-bad-finale
I’m gonna miss these guys.
Thank you! I agree – pick on someone else, sheesh.
Sorry to be mean.. but once the bloom is off the rose she will see he is short and not cute at all. He will be bald soon and that huge forehead will look like a football field.. ugh
He’s a solid actor with a gift at conveying vulnerability. After his looks have faded the appeal of his talent will still be there.
@Jo Crazy thought here but maybe she loves him and his looks aren’t the only reason why she married him 🙂
Sorry to be mean, but once the bloom is off the rose all our husbands look like that and so will most of us.
Believe it or not life is still very worth living….
+1!!
I love when teenagers who think they’ll be young forever post comments like this…
And Aaron will still be a highly accomplished and successful artist who once wasn’t afraid to declare his love for his wife, bald or not.
I don’t know why people rag on celebrity marriages, its not like the divorce rate isn’t high between civilians. And I’m sure if a lot of women had there own money there would be more divorces too.
I saw him gushing over her too. I love a man who is that passionate about his woman. Aaron Paul is just a real person. He’s always the most approachable person with fans. So down to earth with them. That’s just how he is.
He’s adorable. So refreshing to see a cute couple like that. I hope AP is seen in movies, he’s got that genesay whatever qua! Very spirited and embulient to see on tv!
Are there other pictures where she looks a little more like a hipster/artist/activist? Cuz here it just looks like he picked up a trophy wife for himself. In my fantasies he’s cooler than that.
Um, there is no requirement that activists be hipsters. What a weird thing to say.
That was a reference to them meeting at the hipster mecca that is Coachella. She looks very barbie/plastic here but I’m guessing that’s because it was an awards show and she’s normally more relaxed and cool. Can’t find any pics confirming that though.
In the more recent seasons I worried they would kill Jesse off just because it would have been such a shock–and this show pushes limits. And at that time I was like “If he dies-I’m boycitting the show” because I just couldn’t cope with that. But as it was said above–he is so broken now. MAYBE Brock will be enough to give him a reason to live. Another possibility would be for him to die–but not before killing Todd and his co-horts. That might make it bearable for me. LOVE Jesse.
I can’t help but smile when I see pictures of him. I wish them the best.
Ah newlyweds, how sweet.
I imagine he was kind of joking around here.
I am obsessed with BB, and last night I watched the Conan episode where it was ALL 100% Breaking Bad. It seemed like the shortest episode of Conan ever!
I really don’t understand what happened to his face. He was so lovely and charming if first seasons. But in the last 2-3 years his face changed. Just Google Aaron Paul and compare pictures. His face is so puffy now.
At first I thought that he gained weight a little and it went to his face. But if you look at the pictures from Emmys then his body looks very thin. It looks good. But face is still puffy for no reason. I don’t know. Does he have drinking problem? I really hope that not.
I adore Aaron Paul. And I don’t get any famewhore vibes from his wife Lauren. She seems fine to me. What is she supposed to do? Scowl at the cameras? Then y’all would be talking about her crappy attitude.
“The first night her and I hung out….” Argh! Is this guy illiterate? “The first night SHE and I hung out…” Let me break it down Aaron:
“The first night I hung out”
“The first night SHE hung out”
You would never say “the first time her hung out.” Sorry, but this makes me insane.
I think it’s cute that he’s gushing about his wife this way. It’s a wonderful way to speak about your spouse no matter how far along you are in your relationship
I really think he’s going to be the classic case of angry divorce. First of all, at four months all she has to do is show up and be pretty and be worshipped by Aaron, who before Breaking Bad couldn’t score such a girl as a wife – if he was a poor actor, do you think she’d give him the time of day? Her work her job is having a foundation…that she founded about being nice to people. She answers to no one. Aaron is the chief contribution gatherer now. She has never had a job where she had to compete ever and when the marriage gets down the road and his career dips or the fun runs out when even prettier girls hit on him, it’ll be rough. Then it is time to get pregnant and repetitively have kids whenever things get too boring or she’s not getting enough attention. Aaron is also into the Christianity big time, which could be obnoxious over time.
Is he on a sugar binge?