Bill and Melinda Gates ending their marriage

[Onkel Neal]

Man, this is just sad.

https://youtu.be/hK6ZO1vL5uI

[Sean C]

Meh. They're both still filthy rich and it seems amicable.

[August]

Ask me how much I care.

[Buddahaid]

Ask me if I care how much you care.

[Subnuts]

I care an awful lot about how much people don't care about how much I don't care about how much I don't care.

[nikimcbee]

Ask me how much I care.


How much do you care August? Can you place in metric?:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Catfish]

I also think it is sad, but at least it does not seem to end like in "The war of the roses".

re Niki i guess he prefers other units like imperial ones, as would the brits.
Anglosaxons resisted decimalised systems for a long time because they think it is too complicated :D

[HunterICX]

https://i.imgur.com/hoZ9TuL.gif

[Skybird]

It seems they incidentally chipped themselves, and now malfunction.






:woot:

[Jimbuna]

Good to see the relationship hasn't turned acrimonious.

[3catcircus]

How much do you care August? Can you place in metric?:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

The only proper answer here is "a metric F&$#tonne."

The real question is how many sh!tloads equal a metric F&$#tonne.

[Onkel Neal]

Well, it just depresses me to think of people like the Gates who seemed to be in synch, who have achieved so much, helping the world, and unable to manage their relationship.

[AVGWarhawk]

Well, it just depresses me to think of people like the Gates who seemed to be in synch, who have achieved so much, helping the world, and unable to manage their relationship.

It may be that their managing the world they neglected managing their marriage. When the marriage is no longer put first over everything it will quietly die. Emotional connection lost. Roommates at best.

Money may buy one a lot of things. It will however not buy love.

[Moonlight]

Me thinks this marriage was over with a long time ago, the only sad thing about it was is that these two currants were out saving the world and never realised it.

I'm sure they'll have no end of young studs and hotties willing to give their entire souls away for a chance to grab at some of their billions. :haha:

[Buddahaid]

I would think they don't care about the rutting hordes in the least.

[AVGWarhawk]

I would think they don't care about the rutting hordes in the least.

I concur.

[Onkel Neal]

I love it how the subject is marriage but everyone keeps bringing up money :k_confused:

[AVGWarhawk]

I love it how the subject is marriage but everyone keeps bringing up money :k_confused:

Because they are loaded. No other reason. As I stated, money don't buy love. No one needs money for that. But money buys a hell of a lot of other things. But money can divide as well. Earned or inherited.

[Buddahaid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_aYli_1iqs

[mapuc]

Because they are loaded. No other reason. As I stated, money don't buy love. No one needs money for that. But money buys a hell of a lot of other things. But money can divide as well. Earned or inherited.

A lot of money can buy you false love.

In a forum many years ago I read about a man who had huge problems getting women interested in him...then he was very lucky and won some jackpot in their national lottery and suddenly there was many women interested in him.

Markus

[Bilge_Rat]

Good to see the relationship hasn't turned acrimonious.

hmmm, no prenup?

she is entitled to 50%?

just wait til the lawyers get involved, this will turn ugly soon enough.

real question is who was cheating on who? no one leaves a marriage after 27 years unless you have an exit plan.

p.s. - yes, I am a cynic...:ping:

[AVGWarhawk]

hmmm, no prenup?

she is entitled to 50%?

just wait til the lawyers get involved, this will turn ugly soon enough.

real question is who was cheating on who? no one leaves a marriage after 27 years unless you have an exit plan.

p.s. - yes, I am a cynic...:ping:

If each can not live on 65 billion(130 billion net worth) then I don't know what to tell you. Splitting hairs with a prenup.

[AVGWarhawk]

A lot of money can buy you false love.

In a forum many years ago I read about a man who had huge problems getting women interested in him...then he was very lucky and won some jackpot in their national lottery and suddenly there was many women interested in him.

Markus

I think this may qualify as prostitution. I could be wrong but I doubt it. :hmmm:

[Moonlight]

I would think they don't care about the rutting hordes in the least.

I concur.

:haha:
You two keep thinking like that if you want to, I live in the real world and my money is on Bill being pictured first with a surgically defaced bint who hasn't done a days work in her bleeding life. :O:

[August]

A lot of money can buy you false love.

In a forum many years ago I read about a man who had huge problems getting women interested in him...then he was very lucky and won some jackpot in their national lottery and suddenly there was many women interested in him.

Markus




I saw a Three Stooges episode many years ago where Shemp had the same problem!

Long story short he just had until 5 o'clock to get married in order to claim a huge inheritance. He had absolutely no luck calling around until the news got out then he was literally stormed by gold digging women. Some of them were pretty hot looking too in a psycho kind of way, but that is neither here or there.

Anyways, it all quickly degenerated into pie throwing, hair pulling, biting, scratching melee as Stooges episodes usually do but luckily (for somebody I am sure) the ugly woman who loved him when he just a poor music teacher was able to get the stunned preacher to finally pronounce them man and wife just in the nick of time.

[AVGWarhawk]

:haha:
You two keep thinking like that if you want to, I live in the real world and my money is on Bill being pictured first with a surgically defaced bint who hasn't done a days work in her bleeding life. :O:

Bill is so engrossed with saving the world and climate change he can not see straight. I would not bet on it.

[vienna]

I care an awful lot about how much people don't care about how much I don't care about how much I don't care.


What I really don't care about is apathy...




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[Jeff-Groves]

I really tried to be Anti-Apathetic to this thread.
But seems my Schizophrenic side just can't focus on the pleasure I could possible get from peoples problems I just don't care about.
:hmmm:

[Platapus]

We have no idea what their private relationship was like.

[Jeff-Groves]

We have no idea what their private relationship was like.
Right!
How many of us here count our finances in BILLIONS of Dollars?
:hmmm:
Don't be shy! Raise your hands.

I mean My Wife gets a $4.00 Lottery ticket from me and God help me if I try to hide it!

[vienna]

I love it how the subject is marriage but everyone keeps bringing up money :k_confused:

When the parties involved are so über rich, it is the natural inclination to primarily speculate about the redistribution of their assets, but it is also true there is the underlying, and, actually, more important, tragedy of a long-lived relationship that has seemingly run its course...

First, let's dispense with the financials; Washington state, which is where the Gates reside is a "community property state", meaning, by law, any dissolution of marriage would normally mean an enforced 50/50 distribution of marital assets unless there is a pre-nuptual agreement in effect or the parties have reached a division of assets agreement between themselves that is other than 50/50; the Gates have no official pre-nup, but they do have a 'separation agreement' in effect which they entered into at some point in teir relationship which outlines who gets what and who keeps what; at this point, Bill will very most likely walk way with more than Melinda, owing to the fact he had already accumulated substantial shares in Microsoft before he married Melinda and, even in "community property" states, the law tends to exclude assets owned as an unmarried individual to be exc;uded from the accounting of the married assets; once they got married, any accumulate assets after that point are pretty much fair game for 50/50 division; also, keep in mind both the Gates are signatories to a pledge to give away all of their assets to charitable causes at the time of their death(s) and, given their exhibited commitment to their causes, it is unlikely that will change, so anything they do walk away with is probably already 'spent', so to speak; they even have a formal will that explicitly outlines the disbursements upon their death(s); interestingly, their children will not be getting any proportionally great windfall from the will since Bill and Melinda have allocated only the sum of USD $i million to each of their heirs...

AS for the relationship, well, nowadays, a marriage that lasts nearly three decades is a marvel, in itself; that they even found each other to begin with is a feat in itself; Bill is a very private and particular person and does not seem like an overly social person; also, with his intellect, it must have been a task to find someone who is challenging and loving, such as Melinda, and it is well known she was not all that interested in BIll, at first, fame or no fame, money or no money, so Bill had to work a bit to get her to come around his side; they've has a pretty good run, have raised a pretty decent family and have, together as a couple, accomplished some very admirable and notable achievements, doing so without braggadocio or spotlight-grabbing, like some other ersatz 'billionaires'; they just seemed to take the attitude of 'well, we've got way more than we will ever need, so we should at least put it to some good, productive use'; their foundation may bear their names, but its sole purpose has not been to aggrandize them but to seek to put what might have been wasted on unnecessary excess to very good use, their names existing mainly as a vehicle to bring attention to their causes...

It is hoped they will continue to be amicable and that they will find each their own happiness and fulfillment going forward; for most of their lives, they have ignored the petty gossip "fame" brings as unwanted baggage, and, I suspect they will continue to let the gossip-mongers indulge in their trite speculations with any acknowledgment from th Gates; they seem to be good, decent people, remarkably grounded, for who they are and what they've accomplished, and I wish them well...





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[nikimcbee]

Because they are loaded. No other reason. As I stated, money don't buy love. No one needs money for that. But money buys a hell of a lot of other things. But money can divide as well. Earned or inherited.


She probably got tired of him constantly wanting to update her browser.

[Buddahaid]

She probably got tired of him constantly wanting to update her browser.

Ba-dum, tish!:Kaleun_Applaud:

[HunterICX]

We have no idea what their private relationship was like.


Nor do I care for what it was like, that goes for all relationships whether they're famous, royalty or common fokes.


Their lives, not mine so I don't have business to know.

[Onkel Neal]

Well, one thing this topic did clear up is the misconception that people are fixated on other people's money. :O:

[Mr Quatro]

I love it how the subject is marriage but everyone keeps bringing up money :k_confused:

The divorce could actually be a smoke screen to save on paying tax to the US Government.

Somehow they've figured out a way to have the divorce count as a tax write off in losses due to the divorce.

They may even still be friends :yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

She probably got tired of him constantly wanting to update her browser.

Yep, she is moving on to a Macbook.

[FireDragon76]

hmmm, no prenup?

she is entitled to 50%?

just wait til the lawyers get involved, this will turn ugly soon enough.

real question is who was cheating on who? no one leaves a marriage after 27 years unless you have an exit plan.

p.s. - yes, I am a cynic...:ping:


That's possible.


I would think after 27 years of marriage people would just want to get over their differences, even if it's not a picture-perfect romance.


Very unfortunate, but a sign of the times perhaps. Then again, Bill Gates is not the most skilled when it comes to relating to people (though he's a genius in terms of understanding technical systems) so maybe this has something to do with that.

[Mr Quatro]

I've been doing some research on waste management in Hawaii and the rest of the world and I have changed my mind about Bill Gates.

Perhaps he didn't personally research the problem of waste material into our waters, but he sure has funded it.

Give him a break ... :yep:

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/02/08/53-million-gallons-wastewater-flushes-daily-into-hawaiis-waters-how-one-local-non-profit-is-working-to-fix/

53 Million Gallons Of Wastewater Flushes Daily Into Hawaii’s Waters —

Mismanagement of waste is a huge issue in countries around the world, especially in a lot of “developing” nations. The Gates Foundation has made waste management a huge priority — to the tune of about $200 million

https://www.facebook.com/gatesfoundation/