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pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
24. Well, you grow through every personal and family challenge.
Mon May 3, 2021, 07:26 PM
May 2021

Most of us have them, even if we've been married that long.

And the Covid year was quite a challenge for many couples.

He's not much to look at, but neither am I. Ocelot II May 2021 #1
Nice!! eom guillaumeb May 2021 #4
But there is a lot to look at in his bank account. LisaL May 2021 #8
Exactly. I could ogle that all day. Ocelot II May 2021 #9
I think a lot of people right now are dreaming about being LisaL May 2021 #31
Hell, I'll marry his ex-wife Polybius May 2021 #52
Sorry, you're too late Rorey May 2021 #11
He's not bad looking for 65 TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #34
Hmmmmm.... cilla4progress May 2021 #2
After 27 years, how much more "growing" did they expect to do? NurseJackie May 2021 #3
So true! lucca18 May 2021 #20
Well, you grow through every personal and family challenge. pnwmom May 2021 #24
Well, we don't know how long they've been unhappy TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #35
A lot of divorces take place just when the kids are ready to be on their own. NH Ethylene May 2021 #43
Yup. Their youngest child is now 18. I'm guessing that was what they were waiting for. nt SunSeeker May 2021 #57
Well, BFD. Demnation May 2021 #5
I wonder if this has anything to do with his stance on vaccines NullTuples May 2021 #6
Exactly what I was thinking. Melinda must have been very unhappy about that. SunSeeker May 2021 #58
People give up too easily. GETPLANING May 2021 #7
Usually in these cases they had already been emotionally apart JI7 May 2021 #10
If BOTH parties want it to work, that's possible Rorey May 2021 #12
or maybe people just know they can do better Skittles May 2021 #42
How many people in this DU forum believe that 1 or both cheated on the other? ... aggiesal May 2021 #13
Sometimes the marriage is over long before the cheating begins. tinrobot May 2021 #17
I wonder if a third party is involved in this marriage ending kimbutgar May 2021 #14
It wouldn't surprise me if that is the deal. LisaL May 2021 #16
Who is the other wife of an uber rich guy DENVERPOPS May 2021 #25
I think that was Bezos' wife, wasn't it? Karadeniz May 2021 #26
Bingo! dhol82 May 2021 #28
Gates Sgent May 2021 #56
not suprised at all. it was at his wifes instance that he do the the money donations . AllaN01Bear May 2021 #15
That's interesting. Did not know that. dhol82 May 2021 #29
Are you confusing him with somebody else? LisaL May 2021 #33
Sure that wasn't Gates' dad who was the driver behind Deminpenn May 2021 #46
That sucks... Chakaconcarne May 2021 #18
Hopefully they will be able to move on to the next stage of their lives as friends Heartstrings May 2021 #19
They must think they can since they will both continue at the Foundation. n/t pnwmom May 2021 #32
Why do these people think Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #21
Probably because we click into threads like this and comment. n/t NH Ethylene May 2021 #45
I only wish the both all the very best. nt Grey5 May 2021 #22
The vaccine's nanobots didn't work on Melinda. ZonkerHarris May 2021 #23
Wat to go John Oliver you home wrecker!! IA8IT May 2021 #27
When the world is not enough. Marcuse May 2021 #30
Wait, so money DOESN'T buy happiness? FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #36
Sometimes finding a new path in personal relationships is happiness quakerboy May 2021 #41
They should give it a little more time. They really need to get to know each other first. Kablooie May 2021 #37
Take him to the cleaners Melinda! Devil Child May 2021 #38
The marriage is now a blue screen of death Dukkha May 2021 #39
I see what you did hydrolastic May 2021 #50
I can not judge the person I raised children with as a human, nor they, me. babydollhead May 2021 #40
Wow, he is so self-centered he won't even acknowledge how badly he hurt you. SunSeeker May 2021 #61
He doesn't have the best years! bedazzled May 2021 #63
thank you babydollhead May 2021 #67
please don't let him continue to hurt you bedazzled May 2021 #68
thank you kind friend babydollhead May 2021 #69
selfish jerk janterry May 2021 #62
He sounds like he's messed up in the head Rorey May 2021 #66
your words are wise babydollhead May 2021 #70
Bill caught Melinda using an Apple computer. tclambert May 2021 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #49
When our last child was nearly ready to leave for college, NH Ethylene May 2021 #47
Congratulations! I'm glad you were able to reconnect. SunSeeker May 2021 #59
After 27 years, "growing together" is not the goal. TomSlick May 2021 #48
What does "growing" even mean in this context? SunSeeker May 2021 #60
Bill and Melinda have been in a race to give their money away. JohnnyRingo May 2021 #51
Bill supposedly pledged to give away a large percentage of his wealth before he died. LudwigPastorius May 2021 #53
when i heard this on the radio earlier i thought: orleans May 2021 #54
Which of them will get that ginormous house? fierywoman May 2021 #55
I'm wondering who will get the 240k acres of prime farmland Devil Child May 2021 #64
I just heard that their youngest child is eighteen, so maybe waiting for the nest to be empty. betsuni May 2021 #65
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