Al and Tipper Gore separating after 40 years, that's very surprising. We may never know for sure the reason why. Seems like mostly, they just drifted apart.
I keep thinking maybe it's because Al wants to conserve energy and Tipper leaves all the lights on in the house. Something like that going on for 40 years might have just been too much. Or maybe Al always squeezed the tootpaste in the middle, for 40 years. Or maybe they have philosophical differences on how to stack the dishwasher and just couldn't come to a compromise. All understandable reasons to say enough is enough
Al and Tipper Gore Separate: Why Some Long Marriages End - TIME
Who would have thunk a few years back, the Clintons would have the most stable marriage rather than the Gores or Edwards'? (that is, if you use staying married as the sole definition of stable).