The divorce between Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, even though it is official, still leaves quite a lot of stories. Their life is not as beautiful as people see it, especially for Melinda.
Although it is clear that there is no shortage of money, it does not mean that Melinda is always happy, there are even sad points in her life, as quoted by us from Nickiswift, Friday (1/4/2022).
Shocked by fame
Melinda Gates is not ready when her life continues to be in the spotlight after marrying Bull Gates. He also tries to keep his personal life private.
"When you get that level of celebrity, you don't know how to handle it. When you look at Melinda, she looks like an ordinary woman. She is very approachable, easy going and confident," a senior reporter told the Seattle Times.
Her divorce from Bill Gates really put her in the spotlight. He also had time to choose to be alone on an island with his children to escape the target of the media or the public.
Confused after marriage
Melinda Gates had felt lonely after giving birth to her first daughter, Jennifer. He had quit his job while Bill was very busy as the boss and founder of Microsoft. He is also sometimes upset and feels that they are not equal partners.
"When we first had Jen, I felt lonely in our marriage. Bill was the CEO of Microsoft at the time. He was more than busy, everyone wanted him and I thought, maybe in theory he wants to have children, but the reality is not," she said. .
"In fact, I don't think Bill and I are the same about what we want and we have very little time to discuss it," Melinda said.
Divorce with Bill Gates revealed another fact, namely that Bill Gates had divorced from a Microsoft employee. Even Bill Gates' actions to trigger an internal investigation by Microsoft.
Melinda is certainly hurt but she admits that she has 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.
Encounter with sex criminals
The Wall Street Journal reported that Melinda had plans to file for divorce from Bill Gates in 2019. The reason was that she felt very uncomfortable with the Microsoft founder having a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a sex criminal.
Epstein's crime was horrific because the victims were children. He died after committing suicide in prison in August 2019 while undergoing court proceedings.
Several sources quoted by the WSJ said Melinda was not happy with Bill Gates having a relationship with Epstein. Her husband's relationship with Epstein has reportedly been going on since 2013.
Inheritance
Despite being wealthy, Bill Gates' children will receive only a small share of the estate, around USD 10 million per person. Bill Gates' wife who sued him for divorce, Melinda, reportedly thought the amount was too small.
"I really think leaving kids with a lot of money isn't good for them," Gates said recently, when asked if each of his children would only get $10 million each, which is a true number.
Melinda seems to feel that the amount is inappropriate for her three children. Melinda hired a top real estate attorney to represent her in the divorce proceedings with Bill Gates. This step is considered an indication that Melinda has plans of her own, possibly including by increasing the amount of inheritance for her children.