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You don't think financing your spouse education is a gamble? Who is to say you won't get divorced right after she's done? That's honorable, but at the same ti
by jaypaulynice 9y ago
You don't think financing your spouse education is a gamble? Who is to say you won't get divorced right after she's done? That's honorable, but at the same time a huge risk.
- true_religion 9y agoWhilst anything is possible, it ought to be much easier to gamble on staying married than gamble on a fickle market of consumers liking a product that you haven't built and is in no way similar to anything else.
- jaypaulynice 9y agoThis is not true for even the best entrepreneurs of our times...many are divorced multiple times so gambling on staying married is a bigger risk. Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are just a couple examples. Your spouse can dump you at any second no matter how secure you think your relationship is.
- true_religion 9y agoThat's an example of entrepreneurship being hard on your relationship. So if you go into a startup, you might end up with both a failed business and a divorce. It's only tenacity, talent, and good timing that lead to Musk and Brin having the good luck to be divorced.... but successful.
- scottLobster 9y agoThe fact that we were together for 7 years before we were married, and the experiences that came with that. We were a thing long before I had any money to speak of (or any real financial prospects), and she's supported me through quite a bit as I've supported her. If she's milking me for my money then I have no shame, because she'll have outdone Machiavelli several times over to hide it this well for this long. Sometimes people actually love each other. I'm lucky in that regard.
- jaypaulynice 9y agoNice! You're right in that regard.