Why are Al and Tipper Calling It Quits?

We love that former VP Al Gore has become BFFs with Mother Nature, because someone needs to speak up for the ol’ gal. Sadly, there must only be room for one lady in his life, because he’s separating from wife, Tipper. (Remember her? She’s best known as the scourge of mildly racy ’80s music.)

Why does the dissolution of their marriage make us feel like our parents are splitting up? Maybe it’s because Al’s referred to his wife of forty years as, “someone I’ve loved with my whole heart since the night of my high school senior prom.” Sniffle and sadness! Moonit’s finding out why these high-school-sweethearts-turned-political-powerhouse called it quits after all these years.

Moonit’s got nothin’ but love for these two, and it’s no wonder they accomplished more in their four decades together than most of us could in multiple lifetimes. According to their birth date analysis, Tipper (born on August 19, 1948) and Al (born on March 31, 1948) are always ready to contribute some serious elbow grease.

“No Do-It-Yourself project is too big for the two of them. No matter how large or small the task at hand may be, he’s willing to take the initiative and has the energy to see just about anything through to completion.” And Tipper seems to be the perfect complement to his hard-core resolve; she’s got “this never-ending optimism to spare, lays out plans like no other and never met a social calendar she didn’t like.”

When things get tough, Tipper “motivates him to keep his chin up and works some serious magic in the organizational department.” Moonit goes on to say that, when you “put these two together, they’re like an all-purpose power tool on steroids; they’re great at building, renovating or deconstructing just about anything–be it a joint project, a community service endeavor or even a wedding.”

To send the point home, Moonit says that Tipper and Al “have the ability to bring out the absolute best in each other, and like most great teams, it’s really rewarding for them to accomplish things together. They also thoroughly appreciate each other… she quietly admires his ‘get it done’ attitude and he’s smart enough to realize he couldn’t have gotten anything done without her.”

Wow. This split just doesn’t make sense. Now that their four adult children are living their own lives (and Al’s political career is kaput), could it be that this duo simply ran out of fixer-uppers?