it looks rather pleased with itself, high maintenance too... 
it looks rather pleased with itself, high maintenance too... She does not look high maintenance to me.
A friend of mine had a "high maintenance" wife. As soon as his business went bankrupt, she was out the door, filing for divorce, and out looking for the next sucker.
The woman in the article is sticking with her man, and working out how to keep going on just her income. That is not "high maintenance".