When Bill Gates made a list of 'the pros and cons of getting married' to Melinda Gates on a whiteboard While the world is still in shock over Bill Gates and Melinda Gates' divorce, we take a trip down memory lane when the Microsoft co-founder made a list of "the pros and cons of getting married" to Melinda. Written By Pinkvilla Desk 25112 reads Mumbai Updated: May 5, 2021 02:09 pm According to Melinda Gates, Bill Gates had taken "the idea of marriage" very seriously at the time. 3 It's still difficult to digest that after 27 years of marriage, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are calling it quits and heading for a divorce. "...but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives," the ex-couple had penned in a join statement, shared on Instagram. While all eyes are now on the divorce proceedings, we take a trip down memory lane to the way Bill and Melinda were.