As the First Wives find themselves single in middle-age, what’s most interesting is what they do with their billions. In almost all cases, they’ve decided to give their money away.
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Where did it all go wrong?
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There are friends whose weddings you go to, whose vows you echo and whose joy you toast – all while wondering how long it will last. Then there are couples like Bill and Melinda Gates, who appear for all the world like nailed-on till death do us part-ers – too sensible, too devoted to give in to hot-headed disputes which can end a long term marriage.
Perhaps that’s why news of their split is so gloomy. If anyone was going to make a lifetime’s go of it, surely it was them? For run-of-the-mill celebrities, relationship drama is practically in the job description. For other tech billionaires, you can see it coming. Jeff Bezos bulking up in the gym was a giant warning light, and thrice-divorced father of seven Elon Musk doesn’t appear to be a model of marital harmony.