[Oblivia]

As a woman who sees these young entrepreneurs in their twenties who routinely put work before relationships, I am sometimes dismayed. I've wondered more than once if their growth as men is being stunted. I suspect the stories of sacrificing love on the altar of your startup and the pain involved in doing so are just the stories you don't hear.

New love and startups have about the same failure rate. No?

[jayzee]

Yes, but when you succeed your start-up takes you to the bank, while your wife takes you to the cleaners ;)

[dhs]

This describes my experience quite well.

[JoachimSchipper]

I wouldn't consider that "succeeding".

[Oblivia]

If you really feel this way, maybe it's a good thing that such a small proportion succeed. There must be armies of startup wives out there who are paying off the debts of their husband's startup failures. ;)

Aw well. Startup or no startup, being in a bad relationship is a giant liability anyway.

[kareemm]

Perhaps you are dismayed because, for most of the population, a man's priority in life is to fulfill a vision. A woman's is to find love.

(Usual disclaimers - men also want love and women also enjoy working on a vision.).

[csomar]

I've wondered more than once if their growth as men is being stunted.

No, it's not. But just forcing oneself, and redirecting your attention for something that you dream to turn big.