Hey all,
I’m 2 months full time into a startup and there’s just no other way to say it: my wife hates it. Hates that I don’t have an income, that I’m taking this risk, that I’ll need to spend some $$, etc.
That said, I already made a plan with her that outlines timeline and budget needed to build this thing, but it hasn’t helped (seemingly).
Has anyone experienced something similar, and how did you resolve it? It’s so toxic I’ve made the conscious decision to stop talking to her about it to protect myself, and I certainly don’t want things to get worse.
Thanks in advance.
Well… this IS toxic. Couples are supposed to support each other in dreams and hardships. It seems you two may not have fully discussed this before getting into it. Maybe you didn’t know yourself how much work this would represent. It is a bit late for that but you have to sit down and talk this through.
IMHO she needs to be more supportive, but you two have to be realistic about how difficult this is going to be. 9 out of 10 startups fails and it usually takes years before it starts to really pay off. If your finances does not allow you to be without an income for a while, you do need a « real » job…