Come, come, my good shepherds, our flocks we must shear, In your holy-day suits, with your lasses appear; The happiest of folk, are the giltless and free And who are so giltless so happy as we ?

The rooms downstairs were cottoned, the doors re-hung, and a counter put in the record office.

But our culture has reinforced the belief that a good marriage just happens, and if it doesn't, you should simply cut your losses and move on to the next partner. After all, that's what we see in the movies.

Mergers, acquisitions and IPOs are no longer a reliable exit strategy with capital markets tanking and buyers wary.