Just to complicate things a little bit more for you: even if your SO says she supports you she may not always do and vice versa. My wife is supportive but, as t

Just to complicate things a little bit more for you: even if your SO says she supports you she may not always do and vice versa. My wife is supportive but, as the female prerogative goes, if she is in a bad mood I will still get the "why did you quit your well-paying job, now there is pressure on me to keep working" spiel. Even though my startup is doing great. And she may be totally different the next day. It's not a binary yes/no as we hackers would like. Ah women. I think the species it too complex to come up with generally applicable advice. You should still aim to get support though. Years ago, my entrepreneurship professor wrote on the blackboard the very first day "EENASWSI" - "Every Entrepreneur Needs A Spouse With Second Income". It's hard enough to do a startup without having to fight a battle on two fronts.