Melinda Gates has divorced her husband, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. The news was obviously horrendous because they were considered a very harmonious couple. Melinda also recently vented about her breakup.
Bill Gates and Melinda had been married for 27 years before officially divorcing in May last year. In an interview on CBS Mornings, Melinda Gates admitted that she cried for days because of it. But he felt it was a natural process.
"How did this happen? How did I wake up? How could I walk forward?" he said as quoted by us from CBS.
Sometimes he also felt angry after the divorce. "It's part of the grieving process. You're grieving the loss of something you thought you had for a lifetime," he added.
Melinda continued, "This is something that hurts. In the end, I started my healing journey and I feel like I've started to the other side. I feel like I've turned a new page. It's 2022 and I'm excited about what's to come and the life that welcomes me. Gates.
On the other hand, it was reported that Bill Gates had an affair in 2000 with a Microsoft employee. Regarding this, Melinda admitted that she had forgiven. He also emphasized that their divorce was based on various reasons, not just one factor.
"I definitely believe in forgiveness, so I thought we could get through it. (Divorce) is not about one event or something that happened. There was a point where everything was enough and I realized something wasn't healthy and I couldn't believe what we had, said Melinda Gates.