Do you think that a couple who owns a business together is less likely to break up?

Question

Do you think that a couple who owns a business together is less likely to break up?

Answer 1

Depends on the couple, and if they can handle being around each other 24/7.  

Answer 2

tough to say. they could drive each other insane, but realize their livelihoods depend on being a team. hard to say.

Answer 3

i think they tend to see too much of each other if they work together. Tensions can run high if they see each other all the time, and don't get any time to themselves. A break up could easily happen if this couple isn't very strong together.  

Answer 4

I think that all depends on how strong their marriage is to begin with. My husband and I own our own business and work together and have no issues with it. We have seperate offices so we aren't in each other's faces all day long and we each have taken on our own responsibilities and duties within the company. The only real difficulty we have faced has been when one of us disagrees about the way the other handled a company related matter. I think it all comes down to communication and both partners ability to be mature and reasonable. Just because it's your spouse doesn't mean you can talk to them any differently than you would a co-worker in a business that wasn't your own. We are very careful to be sure that we treat one another respectfully and give the same courtesies to one another that we would to strangers we woud be working with. Another important thing is to leave work at work. When 5:00 rolls around, the work day is done. We don't bring it home with us and discuss it over dinner any further than what we would if we didn't work together. We might share some tidbits about our day or briefly outline a probem, but we're careful not to continue running the business after hours. That's our time. Occasionally something happens where you have to focus on business in the evening, but we try not to let that happen often. I think that couples running a business together actually have more to bind them. Not just the financial aspect of joint ownership, but also a shared goal and dream. For us, it is a stronger bond because we are both invested so deeply in making our business work and grow.  

Answer 5

Actually, that would tend to be more challenging to the relationship and not less.

If the business isn't going well, it is likely to create tension in the relationship. If the couple don't agree on how things should be run, more tension. There has to be a LOT of willing to compromise and to give way to the more knowledgeable/experienced person, and to not allow feelings to get easily hurt.

Also, a couple who is together a lot at work, and then goes home and are together at home may find they have a bit too much "togetherness". It really depends on the couple, but typically couples do better when they aren't around each other all the time...and if they work together having to switch from co-worker (professional) mode to romantic mode can be tough. Ya definitely don't want to bring work home with you in this situation.

More challenges don't mean it won't work...just that in such a situation a typical couple will have to work harder than other couples to keep their relationship on an even keel.  

Answer 6

not always

Answer 7

Sharing...........that makes them strong.

Answer 8

love and money is 2 different thing, sometimes I see it is harder because of the shared business and it brings a lot of confusion as well.  

Answer 9

They are usually more likely to break up because they are stuck with each other at home and at work.

Answer 10

i think they are more likely to break up

Answer 11

not necessarily, it can really put a strain on a relationship because you might carry a fight from work home, or home to work, and if your not talking it doesn't help either side. also some buisnesses take over your life, like my parents. it can be very hard

Answer 12

In most cases yes. It doesn't work out b/c they spend too much time together and don't know how to seperate work from home...which in turns puts a strain on their relationship. They always say a couple that works together usually doesn't last long.

Of course, my parents are an exception. They've been happily married for over 29 years....and have owned their own business where they see and work with each other every day, for over 22 years and still going strong. I have the All American Family...I really do and I'm super thankful for it.