Bill Gates Gets Emotional About Divorce, Empty Nesting: ‘It’s Been a Year of Great Personal Sadness For Me’ Posted byEmily Rella December 8, 2021 Leave a comment on Bill Gates Gets Emotional About Divorce, Empty Nesting: ‘It’s Been a Year of Great Personal Sadness For Me’ The billionaire penned an end-of-year letter on his blog, GatesNotes.