By Mataeo Smith The romance between Donald and Melania Trump long-predates their time as the first couple of the United States—as well as Trump’s numerous controversies. Two years after the Slovenian immigrant came to the United States to seek a modeling career, the pair crossed paths for the first time in September 1998. Melania, who is 24 years his junior, first met Donald at a Manhattan party during New York Fashion Week. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in January 2016, the entrepreneur talked about their first meeting. “He wanted my number, but he was with a date, so, of course I didn…