5 Disadvantages of Running a Business With Your Spouse
4. Your life will revolve only around business
When you work apart from your spouse, you have different stories to share, of your workplace and the tensions that come along. But when you run a business with your spouse, you spend most of the day at work with him. You both know about the tensions prevailing in the business. So, when you get some real alone time together, you still end up talking about your business. Personal life takes a backseat and business starts to become omnipresent in your life. Most co-preneurs complain that their talks about business not only enter drawing rooms but also find a place inside bedrooms at times.
5. Your spouse may not value your opinion
Running a business in partnership tags along with itself some difference of opinion. But when it comes running a business with your spouse, that difference of opinion can take a personal turn. This can prove to be harmful both for the business and the relationship. If your partner does not value your opinion in business, you will feel undervalued. This will have an impact on both your professional and personal life. If such a treatment tests your tolerance level, you may have to call it quits, either in your business or in your marriage or both.
Running a business with your spouse certainly has its share of advantages but you’ll also have to consider its demerits if you have to have a successful marriage and a business.
