Both Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have spoken publicly about their 2021 divorce on several occasions over the past few years. And now, Melinda is opening up about it once again, but on a much larger scale. The 60-year-old is releasing a book this month titled The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward , and in it, she writes about her divorce from the Microsoft co-founder in ways she has never before. Keep reading for more information.
Realizing you need to start over at 60 years old is no easy thing to accept. French Gates reveals in her book that she knew she had to make a decision when she started having nightmares in which her home collapsed around her, only to wake up in the midst of a panic attack . "As dramatic as it sounds," she said. "I knew, in that moment, that I was going to have to make a decision—and that I was going to have to make it by myself."
So, she invited Bill along for a trip to New Mexico, and on the last night, she told her husband she wanted to start living separately —that she would live in their home with their youngest daughter, Phoebe. "It was one of the scariest conversations I've had," she reflected.
Bill Gates' Response
The 69-year-old tech giant had admitted in the past that he cheated on his wive, numerous times. "Bill has publicly acknowledged that he wasn't always faithful to me ," Melinda explained, so her coming to him with this request certainly wasn't out of the blue.
Bill was "sad and upset," Melinda recalled of their conversation about living separately, but also "understanding and respectful." This conversation took place in February 2020, but the pair didn't publicly announce their divorce until May 2021, which she described as a "grueling" process.
"It takes courage forging a different life," Melinda concludes. "When you change paths, you realize, oh, it's a big opening."
-- Shefinds
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