What’s harder…marriage or running a business together?

30 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube excerpt, the speaker reflects on the common question of whether marriage or running a business together is harder. They share that they married just before the COVID pandemic, which forced them into intense, constant communication and accelerated their relational growth. The speaker argues that the foundation of both a healthy marriage and a successful joint business is open, often uncomfortable, communication. By leaning into transparent conversations—whether they last minutes or hours—they build relational health that directly influences business health. The speaker also notes that their differing work styles require mutual understanding and appreciation, reinforcing the need for healthy communication to sustain both the marriage and the business.

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people always ask us a question, you know, what's harder, marriage or business? What would you say it is? And I'm going to answer it just from this standpoint. A little context: we actually got married right before COVID We say it catapulted us 10 years because we were in this space where we had to have constant communication. When I think of marriage and business, for both, the foundation is communication. It is having those necessary uncomfortable conversations. We found that when we leaned into those spaces more intently whether it took 2 minutes or 2 hours sometimes, just being transparent here, we recognize that both impacted and influenced each other. We just say, as it relates to marriage and business, it's really leaning into that space of relational health and what your levels of communication looks like. Because his work ethic looks different from mine. I need certain things a certain way in order for me to get in the zone. He doesn't. Me understanding and appreciating that That leans into that space of just having healthy communication, which leads to a healthy business. So now tell us, how do you