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yea its crazy that I don't have any money but again, its my fault really. I could of easily saved 1/2 of my salary and at least had enough to pay off my student loans but I didn't. Reality didn't hit me until last year we didn't get the regular gov't contract and we had to lay off employees.
So you got sucked into the whole "if you got it, flaunt it" part of Asian culture?
In hindsight, you should have kept your mouth shut to everyone.
When I was looking at it, I first thought that your girlfriend was in the wrong here and that you need to axe her immediately.
But let's look at this from her point of view.
What does she want? Like biophase said, she wants kids, a nice home, and a good future for her kids. You're still not done paying off student loans. She's floating you while you try and get the business back where it was, and here you are on the inside thinking "no, I can't get the business back where it was". Of COURSE she's not going to support you because you're quite literally stuck in a business that's not making a cent! And worst of all, you're sitting there thinking one thing and doing another.
I'm surprised she hasn't left you already.
Her parents hate you, think you're a failure, and by your own admission, you're not exactly doing what you could be doing. SHE'S NOT HAPPY. Are you really doing what's best for her? Think about that. She needs stability, security, and the lifestyle she was raised to believe was standard. You need to make millions of dollars no matter what you have to suffer through today.
You think the business is going to fail? Sell your stake to your partner and get the F*ck out. Pay down the loan slowly, get a job so your woman doesn't have to pay for you, and start working on your next deal. You're 32, not 72. This isn't the last million you'll ever make.
Optimistic about what the business can do for the market? Stay in and then plan your next steps. If you gotta get a job on the side to float yourself, DO IT. If you gotta move into some guy's basement, DO IT.
Only you can make these decisions.
P.S. get your money spending habits in control. Forget about respect, because respect don't pay the rent.