I read somewhere that when you're starting up, 3 aspects of your life are in play: Your health, your startup and your family/relationships. You can pick 2. I've

I read somewhere that when you're starting up, 3 aspects of your life are in play: Your health, your startup and your family/relationships. You can pick 2. I've found this to be entirely true. The only thing that saves family and relationships in my experience is a) setting expectations early and often as to what the final goal is. b) communicating progress towards getting that goal & what the plan is when things are not going as they should So as with everything, the bottom line is over-communicating. If she doesn't know as much as you about what's actually going on then you're relationship is not likely to make it based on the information provided. Your only other option is to sacrifice the relationship for the sake of your startup if you are so passionate about it. Nobody said starting up was easy - it always exacts some price (health or relationships). The question is what matters to you more.