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Well, folks, I`m engaged!

This is big and THRILLING news for me to share. As I mentioned to someone else today, I am experiencing that feeling I never thought I`d experience, which is, "you`ll just know." As powerful as that is, and as excited as I am, I know that I am also a maniacal entrepreneur.

Here I`m asking you for your advice about how to create the right balance between entrepreneurial passion and a great relationship with a spouse. What works? What`s to avoid? Fellow community member, Eric, has already started in with his thoughts in a different thread and inspired me to create this thread as place where we can really dive in on this... (and, yes, humor is welcomed!).

Thanks so much for your help, SUNsters! I`m gettin` maaarrried!!!!

Rich


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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

Rich--
Do you know how hosts like Letterman and Leno have that five-second delay when Chris Rock or Andrew Dice Clay comes on the show.
Have you`re own mental five-second delay.
When she asks you something, you click the mental delay button and listen to your answer.
If it comes out bad.
You bleep it out.
It works!

Anyways, man, the key is not to get all hung up about the couple thing. All the nightmare stories my "friends" had talked about over the years never came true. And, in fact, I have far more freedom and my life is far richer now than ever.

(Seriously, though, get two TVs.)

Sway

Hi Rich,

Never been married so can’t give advice on that regard, however, from what I’ve observed among friends that have had marriages that survived the test of time, I can say with certain degree of authority that if you think of her not so much as a spouse, but a ‘parole officer’ and behave accordingly, you’ll be OK. ;-)

Congratulations!

They say the first 100 years are the hardest. No, just kidding. Sway, where`d you hide that bleep button?

So when`s the big day?


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can i just go out to Staples and get an "Easy" button? will that help?

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Rich Sloan , Co-Founder, Chief Startupologist, StartupNation

Rich - Congratulations!

Advice.....hmmmmm! Well, here goes.

• You need to start with a good BM!  
• And.....the BM needs to be solid......to come thru when you need the BM......basically a Super Bowl performer!
• Also, the BM can not steal the show.....but is merely a function of the big day!
• BMs can unexpectantly surprise you....but hopefully in a helpful kinda way.

In short.....don`t rely on the BM as a long term solution for a great marriage but rather a nice healthy start. Then.....it is a good idea to regularly check on your BM......you don`t want your BM to just drop in on you all the time.

Sincerely,

DJA

And for those of you who missed the thread.....I was Joel`s BM...that is Best Man at his and Suzanne`s wedding!! (Actually...Joel had two BMs...me another....leave it to Joel to outdo most Grooms.)

You Go Rich!!

 

 

Didn`t Joel have two ministers there too? Never know when you might need a backup.

So auks, were you the hysterically laughing BM?


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I am the hysterical one! Let me explain.

Minister #1 says "You may now kiss the bride"      Pause.......nothing happens.......and he says rather forcefully, under his breath "KISSSSS HERRRR!" Joel -"oh!" .....and does.....finally!

I lost it!

Maybe he fell asleep?

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Noooo!!!!  The priest was speaking SO softly under his breath, and I was SO mesmerized with the bride`s beauty, that it just didn`t register at first. (I`ve been making up for it ever since)

But hey, getting back to Rich`s question ... I`ve only been married a little over 3 months but my quick take on it is:

Bring the same passion for entrepreneurship that you have to your marriage, and it`ll ROCK !!!! (so to speak)