[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Benzinga [@Benzinga](/creator/twitter/Benzinga) on x 307K followers Created: 2025-07-23 00:59:49 UTC Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, opened up about what it’s like to bring dates home to one of the world’s most recognizable billionaires. On the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Phoebe shared some hilarious and awkward moments that come with introducing boys to her socially awkward and ultra-famous father. She joked that her dad’s introverted nature and love for NPR make him a tough first impression for anyone. One story involved her dad mispronouncing her date’s name during a high school dance ride while blasting public radio and grabbing fast food. It’s now become something of a test, she said. If a guy can survive a car ride and dinner with Bill Gates, he might be a keeper. Phoebe also described herself as the outgoing one in a family full of self-proclaimed nerds. From pushing her dad to socialize at school dances to dominating family board games, she says she brings the energy to an otherwise quiet household. At the end of the day, dating as a Gates comes with some high-stakes vetting, but Phoebe seems to have found humor and perspective in it. As she put it, if they can't handle the Gates family quirks, they're probably not the right match.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [awkward](/topic/awkward) [billionaires](/topic/billionaires) [the worlds](/topic/the-worlds) [bill gates](/topic/bill-gates) [microsoft](/topic/microsoft) [stocks technology](/topic/stocks-technology) [Post Link](https://x.com/Benzinga/status/1947823934943982014)
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Benzinga @Benzinga on x 307K followers
Created: 2025-07-23 00:59:49 UTC
Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, opened up about what it’s like to bring dates home to one of the world’s most recognizable billionaires.
On the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Phoebe shared some hilarious and awkward moments that come with introducing boys to her socially awkward and ultra-famous father.
She joked that her dad’s introverted nature and love for NPR make him a tough first impression for anyone. One story involved her dad mispronouncing her date’s name during a high school dance ride while blasting public radio and grabbing fast food. It’s now become something of a test, she said. If a guy can survive a car ride and dinner with Bill Gates, he might be a keeper.
Phoebe also described herself as the outgoing one in a family full of self-proclaimed nerds. From pushing her dad to socialize at school dances to dominating family board games, she says she brings the energy to an otherwise quiet household.
At the end of the day, dating as a Gates comes with some high-stakes vetting, but Phoebe seems to have found humor and perspective in it.
As she put it, if they can't handle the Gates family quirks, they're probably not the right match.
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