Several years ago one of my classes had an unusual number of students who were newlyweds or engaged to be married. The students were constantly asking questions about how my wife was able to handle my entrepreneurial ways. It seemed that some of their significant others were confused by their entrepreneurial mindset.
They kept asking me to bring my wife into class so they could hear from her first hand. She resisted at first. But, finally she relented and agreed to be a guest speaker in my class.
The day arrived for her visit. When she showed up to class, the students immediately asked me to leave. When I returned at the end of our class time that day they all had big smiles on their faces — I heard more than a few chuckles that seemed to be directed my way. Try as I might, I never found out exactly what they talked about….
If you want to expose your significant other to what it will be like to be in a relationship with an entrepreneur there is an entry at wikiHow titled “How to Date an Entrepreneur.” Here is one bit of advice from the site:
Be flexible with time, expectations and plans. You guessed it; most entrepreneurs don’t know the meaning of “weekend,” “evening,” or “vacation.” Here are some examples:
- You might be shocked to find that your entrepreneurial love interest expects to continue working – via phone – even on their honeymoon and the entrepreneur will be surprised if you get upset about it.
- A vacation with an entrepreneur might involve negotiating phone and laptop time.
- Many entrepreneurs will ask a date if they are ok with them taking care of “this little bit of business” in between dinner and later plans.
The dates that entrepreneurs adore are the ones who either offer to help, or are relieved to take care of some of their own work while they’re busy.
Thanks to Allan Joiner for passing this along.