The Gores divorce: was it the Global Warming?

After 40 years of marriage Al Gore and Tipper Gore decide to separate. Reasons? Nobody knows. But usually if it is the man who decides to split after a long period is because of another lady. If it is the woman to call it quits is usually because she is tired of putting up with "stuff".  While the motives are not clear yet, the divorce seems to be amicable:

Email from Al and Tipper Gore

“We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate.

“This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration. We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.”

 This is the way they decided to tell a news agency. Ironically the Clintons are still together, but of course, that one is an open marriage and more like a  business partnership than a relationship. The Gores have three daughters and a son, who is the only one giving them troubles as every now and then he is arrested for carrying marijuana in his pockets.

Apparently both Al Gore and the wife went into periods of depression, but they always sticked together. So what happened now? Sometimes you hope that there are still couples somewhere who don't divorce. Leaving alone the ones that don't divorce as it is not economically convenient. Sometimes getting married too early might represent a problem. The couple might grow up taking different paths or simply, what seemed good in high school or college doesn't look so good anymore. But after four decades that should not be an issue. 


Maybe it was the Global Warming? Or Mr. Bush? Probably not. And even if you don't believe in Global Warming, Al Gore was right in raising attention and consciousness on our mistreated and sick planet.     


 Photo: The Gores pose in Halloween costumes on October 31st 1999. (They show a big sense of humor)