This exact situation happened to me. I founded a magazine with an amazing woman. In the beginning, we were just close friends, but as we went through ups and do

This exact situation happened to me. I founded a magazine with an amazing woman. In the beginning, we were just close friends, but as we went through ups and downs, our feelings for each other changed. Like everything else, this kind of relationship has good and bad points. The best thing was the degree of understanding. I've never been in a relationship with someone with such an incredibly innate understanding of my career. It was truly magical. But, then there was the bad. Until you've been in this situation, you can't understand how deep the conflict of interest can get. Sometimes, co-founders need to have frank conversations about performance. When you're in a romantic relationship, frank feedback can create deep wounds. Then, in our case, once the magazine died, our relationship died too. The double whammy of a failed startup and failed relationship was unlike any other breakup I've ever experienced. All that said, I'd do it again in a second. The relationship was so good while it lasted and Stacey is still one of my closest friends.