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  • @ArbiterXero
    22•8 months ago

    Or if she wanted you to remember who she was (gates) and somehow start to separate herself and distance herself from her former husband.

    Many divorced women choose to hyphenate to make a transition of sorts without losing a major part of their identity

    • EleventhHour
      -9•8 months ago

      as i said in another comment:

      wouldn’t that be Melinda French-Gates?

      in the article (and others about this), her name isn’t hyphenated, and when only referred to by her last name, it’s just “Gates”

      Gates said that she has voted for both Republicans and Democrats in past elections.

        • EleventhHour
          -8•8 months ago

          without the dash, it seems like it’s her middle name

          • @PunnyName
            3•8 months ago

            That doesn’t really matter, though.

          • NoIWontPickAName
            1•8 months ago

            Agreed, but like second last name middle name.

            A lot of people had names like that where I grew up

            • EleventhHour
              -1•8 months ago

              i don’t particularly care what she calls herself. i was just curious

      • @someguy3
        4•8 months ago

        Melinda French Gates[2] (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964)