Sotomayor Has Romantic 'Friend With No Strings Attached': Pal Tells Magazine

Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process – up to a point.

At a White House reception after her confirmation, Sotomayor showed her freshly painted red nails to President Barack Obama, along with her red-and-black semi-hoop earrings, according to an article in the new issue of Latina magazine to be released Nov. 17. Obama joked that Sotomayor had been briefed on proper nail color and earring size.

"Mr. President, you have no idea what you've unleashed," Sotomayor replied, according to the article by her close friend Sandra Guzman, who was at the event.

While Obama was still deciding whom to nominate, Sotomayor wondered if the job was right for her. Just three weeks before the president announced his choice, Sotomayor confided to a friend that she was leery of losing privacy and time with her mother and wanted to withdraw her name from consideration.

"This is not about you," attorney Lee Llambelis said she told Sotomayor. "It's about the little girls and boys, brown and black, who live in the projects and poor communities around our nation, who can dream bigger if you are in the Supreme Court."

Sotomayor has granted few, if any, sit-down interviews since becoming the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. She did not give a formal interview to Guzman, the former editor-in-chief of Latina, but agreed to be photographed inside the Supreme Court building.

The article details Sotomayor's personal life, including a 1983 divorce from her high school sweetheart, Kevin Noonan; a broken engagement to a Bronx contractor, Peter White, in 2000; and her most recent relationship, "a friend with no strings attached."

Guzman said she once sought advice on her own marital problems from Sotomayor, who told her, "To find happiness in love ... we have to make up our own rules."

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Latina magazine: http://www.latina.com

Comments

[richnerd]

Well, you're never too old to learn something. I had to Google NSA/FWB. I'm happily 22 years into my second marriage to a Puerto Rican woman and I like to think in our own way, my wife and I have always been FWB....and deeply in love as well. I admire Justice Sotomayor and look forward to many years of wise and thoughtful rulings.

[escriva]

Best wishes to you and your wife for many more years of happiness!

[escriva]

Are they sure she's got just one fwb? They way she was holding hands with Lindsey Graham during her confirmations hearings, one would think she was trying to pick up a few more. Perfectly rdiculous!Click on the video Lindsey Graham Hot Air Conservatism and you'll see what I mean. Ridiculous!

[maggiee]

Does this mean she's not going to wear the Ruth Bader Ginsberg doily anymore? Oh, thank goodness.

[KangKodosOfQueens]

Thank you Justice Sotomayor for making it easier for us guys to seek a NSA/FWB relationship without being called a jerk or misogynist. You truly are a wise latina!

[LMPE]

It must suck to be a white racist. An African-American president and a Latina on the Supreme Court. Not like the "good old days", when non-whites were supposed to "stay in their place" and white people were allowed to "deal with" them if they strayed.

[WinterParkMom]

Good for Justice Sotomayor, she's still a vibrant single woman and if she has a FWB all the better. I was glad to see in some pics after the confirmation she was back to wearing her signature earrings and nail polish. Never hide your light under a bushel (or something like that), Wish I could find me one FWB.

[smoochie]

You go girl!

[escriva]

i'm still not convinced that she has an fwb. She probably wishes she did. They also didn't mention what sex the fwb is. I've also read that she's gay.

[escriva]

Wonder how many condoms she has in her judicial robes??

[Shzron1946]

Good for Sonya. A good FWB solves most of my problems too!

[joeyfoto]

"To find happiness in love ... we have to make up our own rules." That is wonderful advice from Justice Sotomayor. It makes one hope that her Supreme Court judgments will be equally wise.

[Two Cents]

More mature than Mika Brzezinski's.

[isaidit]

Yeah. That's solid bit of wisdom there. Latina or otherwise. Good stuff.

[escriva]

I wonder if it is really true about the fwb. She's not exactly a beauty and she's usually seen with body guards trailing behind her.

[NoSillyName]

What does being or not being a "beauty" have to do with it?

[escriva]

Oops! So sorry I must have lost my train of thought. What I was supposed to say was, "She's not exactly a beauty, but she's very attractive.

[skymuffin]

I wish someone would style her hair and give her a little makeover. Stacey and Clinton, where are you?

[OverIt]

Her hair IS styled. Not everyone with curly hair needs to have their hair fried to a straight crisp to make you feel comfortable! Her hair looks healthy and shiny and she is always smiling that fantastic smile of hers. Don't see a problem there.

[MaximMaximus]

So what? Ever heard of invasion of privacy? I don't care what she does in her spare time.

[OverIt]

Sweet Lawd! A Supreme Court Justice has admitted to having a FWB. For those over 35, that's a Friend with Benefits. Didn't know she had it in her! Bet she watches Sex and the City too!

[OC4Obama4Pres]

Don't you mean for those over 50?

[OverIt]

Yeah, you're right! Actually, maybe I should say over 80 in the age of Viagra and premium cable!

[NoSillyName]

No! Maybe over 70.

[taxi648]

How about 60? lol

[klondiker]

Is this the same Sandra Guzman who is suing NY Post??

[OverIt]

Good catch. And yes, it is.

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