Who ordered the “Husband and Business Partner Combo”?

A friend of mine recently started helping her husband on his business. And she said, “Sau Wai, I don’t know how you and Joey stay married (after so many years of working together).”

Ladies, Let me tell you: It is easy because it is all good.

For your reference, here are the pros of working together with your husband:

(1) You get more me-time after work. Why? While the regular couples need to devote all their free time together because they miss each other so much at work. You two have enough of each other at work so neither of you would be so needy anymore.

(2) You can save a lot of emotional stress about the relationship. Admit it: No matter how much you trust each other, there are times when you would feel uncomfortable with his attractive clients or co-workers. Well, by working together, you are monitoring each other 24/7. Although it doesn’t guarantee nothing will go wrong, at least it avoids the stress of false alarms.

(3) The two of you will eventually become one. After a few years of intensive interacting with each other, you will learn to predict and get to understand each other’s thinking process. Even sometimes you will disagree with each other, the “understanding” part would make the arguments more objective. (And you two can apply the same skills you learn from work on making decisions for the home and the kids, too.)

(4) Since husbands and wives tend to be the toughest critics of each other’s work, it constantly pushes each other to improve the work.

(5) Last but not least: Knowing that if you fell into the ocean, he would definitely jump down to save you. And vice versa… What more could you expect from a business partner?

WARNING: This is not for everyone. If you are married for at least 3 years and your husband is still your best friend, then go for it.