[ezrider4428]

Holy Crap, You and I are the same person. I am 28 and got married 12 months ago. My marriage is still strong even with all the odds against us: 1st year living together, 3 year old, my wife moved to a new city, started a new job, started two startups (1 already failed not because of the marriage). It all depends on the people, if your wife/girlfriend/finance thinks that the work you are doing is a waste of time then it will greatly impact your relationship BUT as in my case my wife is a staunch supporter of my ambition to make something great, she pushes me to work harder and SMARTER not wasting time on irrelevant stuff. She has no technical experience or knowledge and is not interested in it, she is only interested in seeing me succeed which makes her a great sounding board when i have difficulties.

I think the key in our relationship is that each night around 11 we stop whatever we are doing and just spend the rest of the night with each other, talking about our days what was good and bad then we watch some tv and relax. Another important thing for us is to eat dinner together, especially since we have a daughter instilling family values is the most important thing to do as parents.

I think if you put your family first, then your partner will support you in your startups because they know that when you have time you will spend it togeather.