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Bill and Melinda Gates are the latest couple to get a gray divorce. Here s why more married people part ways after 50.
Bill and Melinda Gates are the latest couple to get a gray divorce. Here s why more married people part ways after 50.
Julia NaftulinMay 8, 2021, 04:37 IST
Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing after 27 years of marriage.REUTERS/Kamil Zihnioglu/Pool
Bill Gates, 65, and Melinda Gates, 56, recently announced their
divorce after 27 years of marriage.
Like the Gates, an increasing number of people in their 50s and 60s are pursuing gray divorces.
Longer lifespans, a focus on raising children, and the destigmatization of divorce are driving factors.
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