{"id":3290,"date":"2019-01-20T04:04:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T04:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meritandgrace.com\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2020-01-24T03:24:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T03:24:00","slug":"thoughts-on-the-bezos-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meritandgrace.com\/thoughts-on-the-bezos-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on the Bezoses’ Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was sad to read that Jeff & MacKenzie Bezos are divorcing after 25 years of marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After commenting on Amazon Leadership Principles<\/a>, Jeff Bezos’ biggest fear<\/a> and also comparing Bezos’ wisdom with the Bible<\/a>, it was disheartening to see a leader I respect choose divorce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others have explored the implications of the divorce to Amazon investors<\/a>, the challenges of marriage among startup founders<\/a>, as well as the modern trend of “conscious uncoupling”<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not know Jeff personally, nor am I married, so I’m not here to judge. I just want to take what he and MacKenzie wrote at face value and think about what it means. I’m processing out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s their Tweet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want to make people aware of a development in our lives. As our family and close friends know, after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends. We feel incredibly lucky to have found each other and deeply grateful for every one of the years we have been married to each other. If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again. We’ve had such a great life together as a married couple, and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects, and as individuals pursuing ventures and adventures. Though the labels might be different, we remain a family, and we remain cherished friends.<\/div>\n\n\n\n

pic.twitter.com\/Gb10BDb0x0<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n