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One way a partnership can work is if you are both 100 percent sold on the idea of making it work. You both absolutely have no intention of backing away. Good or bad. Rain or shine. Funnily enough, it starts to sound a little like a marriage vow, which is a good comparison. This is why partnering with a spouse or life partner could work for you. You’ve already committed the first half of your life to that person; why not commit the rest of it, too?

In a lot of ways a partnership in business is very similar to a life partnership. If you both are committed to making your relationship work, maybe you’re ready to take on a grand-sized business challenge! Be warned, this is not a surefire recipe for business success. Forming a business with your life partner will not only be challenging, but it will put added strain on your relationship.

Consider partnering with a spouse very carefully. Your spouse may love you and want to give you your heart’s desire, but that doesn’t mean that he or she is cut out for the job. Treat your life partner as you would any other business partner candidate. You might even interview each other to make sure you are both right and ready for a business partnership. If you’re not ready for business together, and you start one, the impact on the rest of your life could be devastating.