This is not a Nancy and ronnie kind of story.
Trump clearly does his own thing. She does her own thing. They meet up somewhere in between. I think it will suit him to be here in DC turning the screws to everything while melania stays in nyc. The relationship works for them.
Melania does not need to be here all the time. Press will hound them about it but they dont need to conform.
I agree, they can “do it their way!” ... recall, during the campaign, he flew home every night. If he could he’d probably do the same from DC (it’s only a half hour flight in a military plane). I don’t think an adoring, relatively dependent woman would work well as a wife with President Trump.
But, realistically, the POTUS really has to stay and reside in the White House and he knew that (if he even considered it) when he decided to run. They will have lots of weekends and holidays in NYC and Palm Beach.