Warren Buffett’s unusual love life: The billionaire who stayed married while living with another woman

Warren Buffett first met Susan Thompson in 1950 through his sister, Roberta Buffett. Susan was pursuing her degree at Northwestern University, and Roberta was her roommate there. Their families already knew each other. Two years later, in 1952, Warren Buffett and Susan Thompson tied the knot. They remained great companions and raised their three children together. Their relationship, by most accounts, was loving and deeply connected. But as Warren Buffett’s career soared, Susan, like so many wives, felt that she lost herself in marriage. Their daughter Susie later revealed how her mother wanted to develop a life of her own. So she decided to leave Omaha to pursue her singing career full-time. Twenty years after her marriage, she left.

“She basically wanted a room of her own. They were very connected in a very deep way. They didn’t need to be in the same room,” the daughter said. Warren and Susan still cared for each other, but she wanted an identity beyond being his wife.