They would not be affected by a break-up, since the nuclear weapons would remain under the control of the Punjabi rump state and its army.
The Serb had been toweringly unconvincing in dodging questions about rumours of a break-up with Becker since the beginning of November, but the inevitable divorce gives him at least a momentum shift to chase down Murray as world No1 after a kaleidoscope of woes, on and off the court, had engulfed him since his shock early exit in the first week of Wimbledon.
Many investors have been hoping for a break-up of the business since Bowman was appointed, and this gathered pace in January when the company rejected a £2.45bn offer for its medical business, believed to be from private equity group Apax.
This can be especially helpful if you are close friends with the other person since a break-up after a relationship could put an end to your friendship.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, neither NYSE Euronext nor Deutsche Börse will be responsible for paying a break-up fee of 250 million euros, since the deal was scuttled because of regulator opposition.
But now the euro can't be allowed to break up since it would trigger a worldwide financial collapse.
The facts look even grimmer from my perspective: Not only am I a single 30-something, I've been covering ugly A-list break-ups for Us Weekly since La Bennifer.
This was the first time since the break up of the Soviet Union that Russia hosted a Winter Olympics.
It could be the most controversial technological break-up since Apple ditched Google maps for its own inferior version.
BVB's much lamented – and much exaggerated – break-up since 2013, on the other hand, would certainly have happened much sooner in a world of 10 PSGs and Manchester Citys.
Even though I've been through relationships and break-ups since we went out, I've never been confronted with evidence that she's moved on, and I'm surprised to discover how uncomfortable it makes me.
