When Your Cofounder Is Also Your Spouse

Psychology Today | 11.08.2026 02:47
They were six months into their startup when the arguments started bleeding. A tense product meeting on Tuesday showed up at dinner as biting remarks and avoided eye contact. A difficult conversation about household responsibilities on Sunday showed up Monday morning as reduced trust in each other's judgment. They couldn't quite tell anymore whether they were fighting as spouses or business partners. Increasingly, it didn't seem to matter.