Bill & Melinda Gates’ Split Shines Light on ‘Gray Divorce’ Trend Experts Think Pandemic Fuels

May 7, 2021

News that Bill and Melinda Gates were calling it quits after nearly 30 years of marriage came as a surprise to many — but perhaps not to marriage experts, who say that so-called “gray divorce” is a trend that’s been on the rise.

“People are saying, ‘I’m 50 years old, I have 30 more years on this planet, how do I want to spend those years?'” Jocelyn Elise Crowley, a professor of public policy at Rutgers University, told the Wall Street Journal. “And they look at each other and stare.”

People Magazine, May 6, 2021

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