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I would probably caution anyone against going into business with their life partner or their spouse if they hadn't really clearly talked about it in the goals and what each person's role was going to be.

If someone were to bring that to me, they were thinking about working with their spouse.

I'm not opposed to it. Just. I'm not opposed to it.

Just like I'm not opposed to marriage.

Partnership.

It's a word that describes love relationships.

It also describes work relationships.

And despite advice to keep our personal and professional lives separate,

sometimes it's just too tempting for romantic partners to launch work ventures.

Love and Business.

That's the topic of this episode of Dating While Gray,

the grown-ups guide to love, sex, and relationships.

I'm Laura Stasi.

If you ever eat at a Panda Express or drink a bottle of Palm Wonderful,

you're a customer of a husband and wife-owned business.

Those two couples, they're raking in billions. Though the majority of couple-owned businesses are classified as small businesses, that usually

means less than $10 million in revenue.

And while some couples plan for the day they can launch their own thing, others kind of stumble

into an opportunity.

That's what happened with Allison and her husband.

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