
Filanthropist Melinda Gates revealed that confidence problems led her to end her 27 -year -old marriage with co -founder Microsoft Bill Gates. Melinda, who appeared on a late show with Stephen Colbert on Monday (April 15), was thinking about a painful but necessary decision to leave the technical billionaire.
“I learned, you know, have a trustworthy relationship – which I wanted in marriage – both partners must be honest together,” Melinda Gates said.
“And if you can’t, you can’t have an intimacy and you can’t have confidence. So I had to go,” Melinda said.
Melinda walks again
When the host Stephen Colbert asked if she saw someone new, Melinda smiled and confirmed, “I’m,” he reddish before he added, “It was quite great. It was quite great.”
She revealed the identity of her current partner.
The moment she asked for divorce
In her new memory, the next day, Melinda tells, reported the New York Post, when she told Bill that she wanted divorce during his journey to New Mexico in 2020.
“It was one of the most frightening interviews I had,” she wrote, describing the reaction of her ex -husband as “sad and upset”, but also “understanding and respectful”.
“Bargaining” about the world’s toughest negotiator
Melinda admitted that the divorce process itself was incredibly hard.
“Bill has the reputation of being one of the most difficult negotiators in the world,” she wrote, according to the report.
The couple eventually achieved a private settlement and continued cooperation on their philanthropic foundation.
Gateses, who married in 1994, share three children: Jennifer, 28, Rory, 25, and Phoebe, 22.
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