Melinda French Gates on ‘Horrible’ Divorce With Bill Gates

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Melinda French Gates has reflected on her divorce from Bill Gates and shared that the couple separated first before they made the final decision in 2021. Melinda French Gates has acknowledged that her divorce was ultimately “more of a personal thing” and she was always worried about her children.

She said,”You know, I separated first before I made the full decision about a divorce. And to be able to do that in private while I’m still trying to take care of the kids, while still making certain decisions about how you’re going to disentangle your life – thank God.”

Melinda French Gates on life After Divorce

She added, “Getting a divorce is a horrible thing. It’s just painful. It’s awful when you realize you need one.”

But since the divorce “It has been wonderful. I’ll just leave it there adding.I live in a neighborhood. Now I can walk to little stores. I can walk to the drugstore, I can walk to a restaurant. I absolutely love it.”

Melinda French Gates on Her Children

She said, “I thought a lot about my three children. But I certainly thought about the effect on the foundation. Those are the three biggest buckets: me, the kids, and the foundation. And I wanted to make sure that when we came through it to the other side – when I came through it on my side – all of those pieces were intact.”

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