I don't expect to be making a decision based on this board, but it doesn't mean I don't value the opinions on it.
Short story without giving too many specific details. I'm trying to build a running related business with my spouse. Originally they seemed to believe in the same product/service as I did, and we've spent a lot of time building a business around it. It's still in the small stages though, so it may not be the grand concept that they envisioned. I have a little bit more patience, but they're expressing that they don't believe in it anymore. Regardless, I'm trying to accommodate this by saying that we're not locked into one particular business. We can change our focus over time as our passions change, and as the market changes.
The other problem is that they seem incapable of discussing anything "difficult". Example, we're brining on our first employees, and we need to define the kind of roles that we want them to work in. But any kind of disagreement, no matter how rationally and calmly discussed, they can't handle. Actually any kind of discussion they can't handle, never mind the ones that they just disagree with. This is surprising because I talk in depth with them about other topics and I didn't think that it only applied to certain topics. In my opinion, there are always going to be the need to discuss issues, otherwise we won't be able to build a successful business.
Should I go through the short term pain of cutting our business relationship to save our relationship AND the business? Or does anyone have any success stories of owning a business with their spouse, and am I doing it wrong?