The public is equally saddened and curious about Bill and Melinda Gates's divorce after 27 years of marriage. While released documents have stated the marriage was "irretrievably broken," a solid answer has not yet come to light.
Deux Moi Redditors are speculating that it is related to keeping their family together. Parents often wait to separate until their children get older, which may be the case.
The Kids Grew Up
The original Deux Moi Reddit post asked, "Not sure if Bill Gates is the right type of “celebrity” for this page but I thought I’d ask. Any ideas why Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are getting divorced after 27 years of marriage?"
A messy-less response received over a hundred "likes" offering, "Their youngest child just turned 18, they might’ve decided this a while ago, but agreed to hold off until their children were adults."
The Gates have three children, Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe. Phoebe, the youngest, recently turned 18.
Another Redditor added their professional opinion to side with the above speculation, "IA w this. I worked at a family law firm once and this was very common amongst couples who had been married a long time."
Back in 2019, Melinda spoke on the importance of motherhood in her life, as well as her value in finding a partner who wanted parenthood as much as she did. She shared, "I knew whoever I married, it was an important value to me that they would also want to have children.
Prioritizing Their Family
Unlike many wealthy couples, let alone billionaires, the Gates have kept their love for their children a major focus. That being said, it would make sense that stability for them was the reason behind their divorce.
That reason, however, wouldn't make the split any less difficult to handle for their family. Staying together for the sake of children is a long-debated topic amongst married couples.
Nearly three decades of a relationship can create diverging paths between two people. Magnetize that growth with the power that the Gates hold in influencing international communities. It's admirable that they overcame the pressure to maintain a united front.
The internet is having a field day with the news, and we're not surprised by that or the influx of insane conspiracy theories. This isn't a matter of vaccine fake news or Wall Street strategies. We can't even believe we had to say that.