May 04, 2021, 10:05
Bill and Melinda Gates on Monday announced a joint statement saying they were getting divorced after 27 years of marriage.
"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the pair wrote on Twitter.
According to reports, they met in the late 1980s when Melinda joined Microsoft. They have three children and jointly run the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives," they tweeted. "We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life."
Bill Gates is the fourth wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes.
Marriage is not a bed of roses; that 'blissful marriage' has always been an elusive dream many are chasing after but few can get, and even those who got it never really last, just like the Gates, Jeff Bezos etc etc.!
The old Chinese saying is most appropriate, "Marriage is like a wall; those who are in it want to get out, while those on the outside want to get in." The Chinese divorce rate is among the highest in the world, despite their ancestors giving them good advice like in this wise saying!
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