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The end of Bill and Melinda Gates' marriage

NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:10:15 GMT

So it is now being widely reported that it is garden variety husband trying to pick up women that ended this marriage. Sad.

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Hoovermom — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:12:35 GMT

@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

So it is now being widely reported that it is garden variety husband trying to pick up women that ended this marriage. Sad.

Seems to me (only what I have seen) that this has been an ongoing thing in their lives.

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Nancy Drew — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:18:06 GMT

I am not surprised.

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deeva — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:19:05 GMT

Not surprising if true. He's human just like everyone else.

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NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:19:36 GMT

@Hoovermom I read the same. At least since 2000, which I think was early in their marriage. Based on what I have heard from married men at work, I think this is very common behavior. Sad.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:19:45 GMT

This came as such a shock to most people, I don't think the public had any inkling that Bill was such a philanderer. Apparently (according to a CNN article yesterday) he started an affair with a woman engineer at Microsoft in 2000.

Of course we haven't heard what, if anything, Melinda was up to.

I hate this for their kids. Although they're young adults, nobody wants to hear such things about their parents. It would have broken my heart if they'd been MY parents.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:21:52 GMT

@deeva wrote:
Not surprising if true. He's human just like everyone else.

@deeva Since when is everyone suppose to behave like an animal?

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NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:22:05 GMT

@deeva wrote:
Not surprising if true. He's human just like everyone else.

I would like to think that there are spouses that don't behave this way, but maybe it is just wishful thinking.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:22:13 GMT

@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

@Hoovermom I read the same. At least since 2000, which I think was early in their marriage. Based on what I have heard from married men at work, I think this is very common behavior. Sad.

this is true.....and i work around a lot of men. it is much more prevalent than many may believe.

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SeaMaiden — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:23:14 GMT

@deeva wrote:
Not surprising if true. He's human just like everyone else.

AND he is a man with his brain in his pants....plus he can have any woman he wants even being unattractive being a billionaire ...it goes with the territory

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chrystaltree — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:24:06 GMT

We're going to hear a million stories like that; some will and will be lies. That's how it works. His problem is that he did a perfect job crafting his lovable, quirky, brilliant rich guy image. We heard a word about other women or cracks in his marriage. He's doing what wealthy men in his age group do. Buying young women for sport and to feel young.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:24:29 GMT

Didn't respect him much before and now even less if this is the case.

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deeva — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:25:09 GMT

@Kachina624

I don't consider someone who cheats an animal. He has faults like we all do. Lighten up.

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Pearlee — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:25:27 GMT

Bill Gates sure doesn't look the part.

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Lucky Charm — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:26:15 GMT

gag

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Porcelain — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:26:24 GMT

People who need lots of variety in their love lives shoudn't get married, or they should get into consensual mutually open marriages. Traditional marriage + a need for lots of different partners = failure.

Or maybe things started out fine, but one partner or the other changed.

Nowadays there's no need to get into a traditional marriage and then cheat on your vows. Just find the type of relationship that actually works with your personality and preferences, and edit as necessary.

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NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:26:39 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
This came as such a shock to most people, I don't think the public had any inkling that Bill was such a philanderer. Apparently (according to a CNN article yesterday) he started an affair with a woman engineer at Microsoft in 2000.

Of course we haven't heard what, if anything, Melinda was up to.

I hate this for their kids. Although they're young adults, nobody wants to hear such things about their parents. It would have broken my heart if they'd been MY parents.

Nice to think someone thinks their parents are faithful. I always knew my father saw other women. My parents divorced when I was a kid.

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Carmie — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:28:53 GMT

@Pearlee Huh? Unattractive, ugly, needy, beautiful and handsome people all cheat. It has nothing to do with looks.

There is a lid or two for every pot and if the pot is full of money, it attracts many lids.

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Porcelain — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:31:51 GMT

@NYCLatinaMe wrote:

@Hoovermom I read the same. At least since 2000, which I think was early in their marriage. Based on what I have heard from married men at work, I think this is very common behavior. Sad.

I know! When a married man at work starts complaining about his wife...that's time to change the subject with a swiftness and make it clear you're not interested.

So many will try it. I like to assume many are just testing to see if they've still 'got it' and don't intend anything beyond that. And I've always admired the ones who talk glowingly about their wives. Those are the keepers.

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NYCLatinaMe — Mon, 17 May 2021 20:33:08 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@deeva wrote:
Not surprising if true. He's human just like everyone else.
AND he is a man with his brain in his pants....plus he can have any woman he wants even being unattractive being a billionaire ...it goes with the territory

@SeaMaiden the articles I read spoke mostly about unsuccessful attempts, which doesn't surprise me since I have turned away powerful men at work, to the detriment of my career no doubt. So no he can't have any woman he wants. But I am sure he had some "successes" too.