I co-founded a company with my husband. Pretty much the same ideas as mentioned in the article: complimentary skills are good; time flexibility is good; too much tech talk needs to be balanced with non-work adventures.
It was hard at first: the boundary between work and personal disagreements is harsh, especially because your spouse is otherwise your best supporter and level-minded advisor. The joyful adventures of being together were replaced by work and stress.
These problems aren't caused by there being something inherently troublesome about spouses working together. That situation just provides some increase in stress and decrease in decompress than more standard setups.
Thus, it's a really useful scenario to explore! In our case, it helped us develop better communication skills, both professionally and personally. I am so glad we took this opportunity and ran with it.
It was hard at first: the boundary between work and personal disagreements is harsh, especially because your spouse is otherwise your best supporter and level-minded advisor. The joyful adventures of being together were replaced by work and stress.
These problems aren't caused by there being something inherently troublesome about spouses working together. That situation just provides some increase in stress and decrease in decompress than more standard setups.
Thus, it's a really useful scenario to explore! In our case, it helped us develop better communication skills, both professionally and personally. I am so glad we took this opportunity and ran with it.