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They seemed to have it all: a solid marriage, three kids, enough money to get whatever they wanted and a philanthropic foundation that gave them purpose and brought them respect.
So when Bill and Melinda Gates announced they couldn’t go the distance, the world was stunned. What, not even them?
Yet the Gateses aren’t alone. Their divorce may have taken everyone by surprise but the pair are conforming to a growing trend of later-life separation. In fact, the trend has taken off to such an extent a phrase has been coined to describe ex-couples: the silver splitters.
