Meryl Streep is separated from her husband
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Anonymous
| Apparently she’s been separated from sculptor Don Gummer for 6 years now. They are both in their mid-70s and married in 1978. Thoughts? |
Anonymous
| Source? Cite? |
Anonymous
Everywhere. Google it or go to DM. I think it’s weird. 45 years and you call it quits? You can’t work it out or accept the relationship for what it is? I wonder if either wants to date? |
Anonymous
| I've been with husband 30 years and I be happy to be apart. You don't know what's going on in their personal lives and you only have one life to live. |
Anonymous
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I always thought he must be a unicorn among men - for them to have a marriage that thrived for decades even in the face of her enormous success and obvious off the charts talent. He’s always mentioned as a sculptor, but I’ve never seen a piece on them that included a photo of any of his work. Maybe he happily embraced being house husband and stay at home dad to their four children.
A decade ago it would have made me feel sad to hear of their separation but I’ve seen so much in recent years working with elders, that I can understand almost anything. It’s possible to still love someone and yet be desperate not to live with them anymore - 45 years is a long time to put up with someone’s stuff. They can easily afford two homes and whatever help they’ll each need to age in place. One thing I’ve definitely seen working with elders is that some people get quite nasty as they get old. Sometimes they’ve always been a jerk and age just strengthens their resolve to be mean, but much more often it is a symptom of the slide into depression and dementia that is far too common in the aging brain in the context of the western lifestyle. Meryl has been a hero of mine since I was a teenager. She’s always seemed to have a charmed life, apart from the obvious heartache of having lost John at such a young age. Knowing she’s separated from her husband makes her seem just a little more real to me. Even super icons can’t be totally successful at everything. |
Anonymous
This. My aunt was near 80 when she divorced. Decades of infidelity and abuse. The judge tried to make it out like they should just live apart since they were both so old. My aunt spoke up about wanting to truly be free. She got her divorce. |
Anonymous
Maybe he needs care and it is easier to get if they are divorces and she wants to save the money for her kids/grandkids. Who knows! |
Anonymous
| not surprised by this at all. |
Anonymous
You must be kidding. They just sold a Tribeca apartment for 15.8 million a couple of years ago, they aren't spending down or separating for medicare/medicaid considerations. She's made a humongous fortune in her career and is still working. |
Anonymous
She's worth $160 million. Money is not the reason for their separation, unless it is his long festering resentment that she out earns him so massively. |
Anonymous
What’s up with this? Have you heard of google? It’s literally on every entertainment news site. Are you too lazy to actually read the real news that you have to make other people do it for you? |
Anonymous
| Maybe she had an affair with Oliver Putnam irl |
Anonymous
| Still a successful marriage |
Anonymous
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It’s not sad actually it’s awesome.
What and old f’d up way to look at life to think divorce is “sad” . Fly be free! |