As somebody who in my second marriage insisted on a prenuptial agreement I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union in order to make sure that not only you but your partner as well knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds for any sad reason change.
If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
Even if the chef has a good business head his focus should be behind kitchen doors. A business partner should take care of everything in front of the kitchen doors.
It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.
The sad truth is that without complex business partnerships between African elites and European traders and commercial agents the slave trade to the New World would have been impossible at least on the scale it occurred.
If I could set a world record it would be that I have 150 business partners all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
If you like a person you say 'let's go into business together.' Man is a social animal after all but such partnerships are fraught with danger.
For many my behavior has been a major disappointment my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners and everyone involved in my business but most importantly to the young people we influence I apologize.
Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.