The interesting part of this story, to me at least, isn't that they are splitting but that they decided to notify friends and family via a mass email. Is it just me, or is this an odd way of breaking such serious news to friends and family? Call me old fashioned, but I don't think this is inbox appropriate.
Then again, the man DID invent the internet, and as such gets to bend the rules a bit.
The Email wrote:
Hi,
We wanted to share this personal news with you because we care so much about you as a friend:
We are announcing today that 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 following a
process of long and careful consideration.
We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.
Hope to see you soon.
-- Al and Tipper