People say this peculiar arrangement between Bill and Melinda Gates may have been instrumental in their divorce. The Billionaire kept in touch and holidayed with his ex-girlfriend, Ann Winblad, every year.
Soon-to-be ex-wife, Melinda Gates was aware of this arrangement since their marriage in 1994. The agreement stated that he would continue to see his ex-girlfriend for an annual weekend getaway. Walter Issacson, a reporter for the Time Magazine, made these revelations in a profile piece of the Microsoft co-founder in 1997.
According to the article, bill and Ann Winblad (ex-girlfriend) met in 1984 at a Ben Rosen-Esther Dyson computer conference. After a brief friendship, they started going on ‘virtual dates’ by watching the same movie, at the same time, in different cities and discussing it on their phones.
Bill and his ex-girlfriend, Ann, spend long weekends vacationing together every year. They said they share thoughts about the world and themselves whilst discussing Biotechnology.
70-year-old Ann Winblad is a software entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Earlier this week, Bill and Melinda Gates announcement of their divorce shocked. After 27 years, the couple said that they could not grow as a couple again.
source: LadBible
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