Arranged marriages of the Titans...seems Bill Gates was a similar situation. ..told his future wife he would need to spend time EVERY YEAR with a former girl friend
True, but when Melinda French accepted that deal, she was a late 20s MBA from Duke. In other words, she wasn’t a babe in the woods. Though she came from a privileged world, Diana was a not-very-bright 18-year-old nanny who left school at 16. Though both French and Spencer were undoubtedly attracted by the wealth, power and position of their respective suitors, an argument could be made that the former had a level of sophistication that the latter lacked.
. ..told his future wife he would need to spend time EVERY YEAR with a former girl friend.
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You mean that not everyone has a ‘Same Time, Next Year’ clause in their wedding vows?