Bill and Melinda Gates’ shocking split sparks renewed interest in billionaire’s ‘arrangement’ early in marriage Nancy Dillon
Bill and Melinda Gates’ surprising split after 27 years of marriage has left many trying to decode what happened.
In the process, some have recalled how the power pair – who seemed to follow the perfect Silicon Valley script of meeting through work, raising a family and forming a foundation – actually started their marriage with some interesting terms.
In a 1997 Time magazine profile, Bill Gates disclosed he actually asked his ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad for her “approval” before popping the question to Melinda. Already the youngest U.S. billionaire at the time, he then reportedly negotiated one long weekend a year with his former flame.
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Bill and Melinda Gates’ shocking split sparks renewed interest in billionaire’s ‘arrangement’ early in marriage Nancy Dillon
Bill and Melinda Gates’ surprising split after 27 years of marriage has left many trying to decode what happened.
In the process, some have recalled how the power pair – who seemed to follow the perfect Silicon Valley script of meeting through work, raising a family and forming a foundation – actually started their marriage with some interesting terms.
In a 1997 Time magazine profile, Bill Gates disclosed he actually asked his ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad for her “approval” before popping the question to Melinda. Already the youngest U.S. billionaire at the time, he then reportedly negotiated one long weekend a year with his former flame.
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