Al and Tipper Gore split up after 40 years of marriage
Al and Tipper Gore have announced that they are separating after being married for just over 40 years. According to an e-mail that they released together, “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.” Telling friends that they’ve simply grown apart after being together for so long, others have also revealed that there was no earth-shattering moment that broke the couple up – no affairs or cheating or anything of the sort. Rather, the two began to create separate lives for themselves. Al Gore stayed on the road frequently with various projects and according to a friend, “Their lives had gotten more and more separated.”
The Gores were married on May 19, 1970 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. They exuded love and happiness during Gore’s time as vice president in the 1990s and then during the presidential campaign in 2000. The Gores also have four children, including Karenna, Kristin, Sarah and Albert III.
Al and Tipper Gore have been together since high school and, according to Al, their relationship was the inspiration behind the novel “Love Story.” They shared a kiss in front of the nation at the Democratic National Convention that was so long that it made those watching uncomfortable. But now, the couple, married for 40 years, have decided to split up.
I’s really sad to hear they didn’t survive and last longer. But who knows, it could be a start of a much better relationship between them.
