The author doesn't exactly state why she divorced, but I think it is extremely common for women to become emotionally unfullilled as the result of missed expectations. The question is, how much in control of these expectations do you have and how realistic have you been with those expectations? If it isn't a Disney princess fantasy, is that reason to quit a marriage and split up kids? What ever happened to death do us part? Seriously, nobody takes their marriage vows seriously and we should just drop that part. That is why men overwhemingly don't want to get married because they know those vows mean nothing. If momma ain't happy, then nobody happy. But were there really any chances of keeping momma happy? I have my own article addressing these issues in detail and that unhappiness is mostly self inflicted: https://franklinwuhoo.medium.com/the-bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce-just-another-in-the-flood-of-divorce-initiated-by-women-b02cd4ceca03