Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Invoice Gates’ daughter, 22-year-old Phoebe Gates, lately sat down on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and confirmed that introducing potential boyfriends to her father is simply as disagreeable as it’s for everybody else.
Nicely, particularly for her dates.
“I think, terrifying, for the guy. For me? Hilarious,” the youthful Gates instructed host Alex Cooper throughout an interview launched Wednesday. “Because my dad’s, like, pretty socially awkward; he’s said he has Asperger’s. To me, it’s so funny, but for guys, I think they get, like, really wigged out.”
Invoice Gates has by no means publicly spoken about having Asperger’s syndrome, however wrote in his current memoir, “Source Code: My Beginnings,” that he “probably would be diagnosed on the autism spectrum” immediately.
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Phoebe Gates, in the meantime, has began relationship British investor Arthur Donald, 26, the grandson of none apart from Beatles legend Paul McCartney. Whereas it’s unclear whether or not Donald was ever topic to an ungainly intro, Gates recalled being embarrassed after Melinda French, her mom, signed her now-ex-husband as much as drive her and a date to a highschool dance.
“First off, my dad insisted on us listening to NPR the entire 30-minute drive,” she instructed Cooper. “He stopped for fast food, then he calls the guy — he’s like, ‘Be responsible tonight, Max Demonhower.’ His name was Maxwell Danenhower. Literally wanted to die.”
Happily for everybody concerned, Gates now appears to take her dad’s awkward chats along with her romantic pursuits in stride.
“It’s become easier for me, because it’s just funny,” she instructed Cooper. “Like, when you introduce a guy to your dad, depending on how he reacts, that’s how you know if he’s gonna be a good guy or not.”
