Justine Musk Interview on Divorce from PayPal Cofounder

> ... and he was constantly remarking on the ways he found me lacking.

If you see your partner doing that then it's basically over. All you can do is plan exit strategy.

This article is from 2010.

According to Wikipedia, Elon has already moved on from Wife No. 2.

The famous and wealthy lifestyle of the high society is not for everyone, my friends.

> Then he took me to a bookstore and handed me his credit card. "Buy as many books as you want," he said. No man could have said anything sweeter.

Oh, yes, so sweet. Green and sweet.

it's like a riches to megariches love story

I wonder why she kept his name.

Probably because she is an author and published her first book before the divorce.

It is extremely common for divorced (and not remarried) women to keep the surnames of their previous spouses, especially if they have children with that name. I know of at least half a dozen divorced women personally who still use their married names, including my own mother. For most it just isn't worth the hassle of changing everything legally (again) and/or not worth the social confusion of raising kids with a different last name.