Bill Gates Would Marry Melinda ‘All Over Again’ Despite Divorce

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Despite their divorce, Bill Gates “wouldn’t choose” to marry anyone other than Melinda Gates. In an interview published Sunday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder, 66, stated that he does not regret saying “I do” with Melinda, 57, in January 1994.

“Every marriage as the kids leave the house will go through a transition. Mine sadly went through this transition called divorce,” the billionaire told the UK’s The Sunday Times.

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“But from my point of view, it was a great marriage. I wouldn’t have changed it. You know, I wouldn’t choose to marry someone else.”

Despite his newly single status, Bill revealed that he has no plans to walk down the aisle a second time.

“I marry Melinda all over again. In terms of my future, I don’t have any plans, but I highly recommend marriage,” he added.

The former couple, who married in Hawaii after dating for seven years, announced their divorce in May 2021. They have three children: Jennifer (26), Phoebe (19), and Rory (22).

“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” Bill and Melinda said in a joint statement at the time.

“We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives. We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.”

Bill and Melinda, who did not have a prenuptial agreement, amicably finalized their divorce in August 2021.

“We spent some time coming up with a fair settlement that we both signed,” the business magnate, who has a net worth of $129 billion, said.

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“But neither of us was facing any real reduction in our consumption. It was more about, ‘OK, I’ll have X billion to give away, you’ll have Y billion to give away.’ It was about the causes.”

He continued, “We’re very lucky people. I feel sorry for when people have super limited resources under any circumstance. And that’s not our situation. We can be reasonably generous to the kids, but the vast majority of the money will go to philanthropy.”