Ah, the perils of young love

"A definitely nice young prune and just the sort to be a good wife, but of course the catch is that you can't be a good wife if the other half of the sketch hasn't enough money to marry you. Practically all you can do is hang around and twiddle your fingers and hope for the best." (from Jeeves and the Tie That Binds, by Sir P. G. Wodehouse)