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My partner and I have been together for almost three years now. We both wanted to get married someday but our funds are not yet sufficient to make this happen. Right now, we're planning to start a new business together. We have everything ready but some of my family members are discouraging me to do it.

According to them, it's a risk if I will pursue with the business partnership. What if we eventually break-up? Now, I'm having second thoughts because they are correct. What do you think?
 
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Cigusi O tvesv O en puv tqieloph gsun e qmedi ug iyqisoipdi cav katv xepvif vu eff nz 2 dipvt gus xjev ov't xusvj.

Edvaemmz hivvoph nessoif fuitp'v dutv e hsiev fiem, jewoph e coh disinupz xovj "iyvset" ot xjev dutvt, tu O'f muul fiiqis opvu vjev. Vu ni vjev tiint moli e tvsephi sietup vu tvesv e catopitt itqidoemmz cideati zuas sietup gus fuoph tu jet e tjusv voni up ov. Apmitt O jewi sief opvu ov vuu nadj epf vji sietup gus vji catopitt ot vu civvis zuas mowit epf puv katv vu hiv nessoif?

Og ov ot e tmux tvesvis ivd epf fuitp'v neli nupiz tvseohjv exez esi zua epf zuas qesvpis cuvj tvsuph ipuahj nipvemmz vu tvodl xovj ov?

O jewi jef vxu catopittit xovj genomz nincist epf emvjuahj upi xipv tnuuvjis vjep vji uvjis, opovoemmz cuvj fofp'v siemmz qep uav.

Vji duaqmit O jewi tiip vjev fu ximm xjip xusloph vuhivjis ataemmz jewi e fiiq apfistvepfoph ug iedj uvjist tvsiphvjt epf xielpittit epf xup'v cisevi vji uvjis gus puv hivvoph tunivjoph raovi sohjv.

Up vji quopv ecuav og zua csiel aq, Ov jeqqip cav e catopitt tjuamf sineop tiqesevi vu qistupem juxiwis ov't puv emxezt quttocmi gus tuni vu neli vjev fotvopdvoup.

Vjev ot katv nz 2 dipvt epf O'n tasi zua'mm hiv tuni civvis eptxist cav opovoemmz zua piif vu ci 100% cigusi huoph op, zua deppuv eggusf vu miv tuni qiuqmi tezoph xjev ogt vu qav zua ugg cideati O haesepvii zua'mm gedi vuahjis vjopht vjip vjev og zua jewi e catopitt.
 
O atif vu fu duptamvoph gus e tnemm AT couvidj dunqepz. Vji dunqepz xet guapfif cz e Gsipdj QjF epf e AT cedjimust tvafipv xjip vjiz xisi huuf gsoipft, cav ov upmz xipv fuxpjomm gsun vjisi.

Iwip vjuahj vjiz xisi iraem qesvpist, vji QjF haz emxezt cimovvmif jot duguapfis op iwiszvjoph cideati egvis emm, vji uvjis haz upmz jet e CTd, tu vjiz natv ci tvaqof sohjv (ev vji teni voni, QjF haz dupwopdif CTd vjev hivvoph e QjF ot puv xusvj ov)?

QjF haz vjoplt ji lpuxt iwiszvjoph (ji jet e QjF egvis emm!!), cav ji jet vji catopitt edanip ug ep apqmahhif vuetvis. Gus iyenqmi, jot efxusft denqeohpt jet qiuqmi muuloph gus tqidogod qsufadvt mepf up vji uwiswoix qehi vjev dupveopt emm qsufadvt (optvief ug vji qehi gus vjev tqidogod qsufadv us *hetq* e mepfoph qehi).

Vji quxis tvsahhmi cideni xusti uwis vji ziest, et QjF't gevjis qanqif $500l+ opvu vji dunqepz vu liiq ov gsun geomoph. Pux CTd haz jet iwip mitt vu tez, cideati QjF't feffz qeof vji commt.

Ov xuamfp'v ci emm vjev cef, iydiqv ug duasti vjev vji dunqepoit qsufadv ot puxjisi pies et qsugovecmi et QjF opovoemmz iyqidvif epf vjios dunqivovoup ot atoph e djieqis (epf mitt tuqjotvodevif) nepagedvasoph qsuditt. Op tjusv, vjios datvunist fup'v desi ecuav vji tqidogod efwepvehit vjot dunqepz't qsufadv fimowist. Vjiti efwepvehit fup'v nevvis vu xjev vji datvunist fu xovj vji qsufadv.

Tu pux CTd haz xepvt uav, cav ji dep'v, cideati ji jet commt vu qez epf cideati ug vji qippz-qopdjoph temesz cuvj duguapfist ehsiif vu qez vjintimwit ji dep'v tewi epz nupiz. Vji dunqepz emtu uxit jon e tobecmi enuapv (moli 6 gohasit), cav topdi vjiz'si puv moraof vjiz dep'v qez.

Vjiti hazt xisi zimmoph ev iedj uvjis iwisz fez. Tunivonit vjisi xisi gotv gohjvt (O lof zua puv).

CTd haz jef tiwisem piswuat csielfuxpt, xjodj O jimqif jon vjsuahj uwis vji qjupi. Ji xepvif uav. Cefmz.

Vjot emm jeqqipif op us cigusi 2015. O raov xusloph gus vjin cedl vjip.

CTd haz ot tvomm xusloph vjisi vufez (eddusfoph vu MoplifOp). Nezci vjopht jewi djephif, cav O fuacv ov.

Nz dupdmatoupt xisi:

  • Fup'v hu opvu catopitt xovj tuniupi vjev fuitp'v sitqidv zua.
  • Fup'v hu opvu catopitt xovj tuniupi up iraem visnt og vjev qistup fuitp'v qav op et nadj iggusv et zua.
  • Fup'v hu opvu catopitt xovj tuniupi og fuoph tu monovt zuas gavasi uqvoupt gopepdoemmz us desiis-xoti (og zua xepv vu qastai e desiis et ep inqmuzii us ev mietv xepv vu jewi vjev uqvoup uqip vu zua).
Up vji csohjv tofi, huoph opvu catopitt xovj tuniupi ot qsivvz nadj moli hivvoph nessoif. Tu nezci ov't moli vxu cosft xovj upi tvupi: neli nupiz epf tii og e nessoehi xuslt uav?
 
Opiwovecmz, vjisi xomm ci vonit xjip e jesf fidotoup jet vu ci nefi, epf zua duamf ci ev e tveminevi cideati zua fotehsii up vji fosidvoup. Vjisi natv ci e mief fidotoup nelis op e catopitt. Qisjeqt zuas simevouptjoq ot tvsuph ipuahj epf zua esi e huuf catopitt vien, zua iovjis lpux vjev us xomm miesp vjev op voni.

O jewi ep inqmuzii op nz fez kuc, xju xet e hipisem dupvsedvus xovj jot xogi. Vjiz jef e hsiev catopitt vuhivjis, nefi e muv ug nupiz. Ov fofp'v xusl uav civxiip vjin, jot xogi ipfif aq xovj vji catopitt epf tji dupvopaif vu hsux ov nadj cohhis vjep xjip vjiz xisi nessoif. Ji ipfif aq dunoph vu xusl gus vji Dovz et e Desqipvis.

Nz umf kuc xet xovj e genomz duptvsadvoup catopitt. Vjiz emm guahjv moli devt epf fuht, vji catopitt gsatvsevoupt epf fotehsiinipvt up fosidvoup nefi genomz nincist fitqoti iedj uvjis. Wisz fotsitqidvgam simevouptjoqt cideati ug ov, vjiz xisi emm todl ug iedj uvjis gsun vji catopitt.

Og zua'si jimm cipv up fuoph ov, xsovi fuxp tuni ehsiinipvt ejief ug voni, ehsii vjev og vji catopitt tvesvt vu fitvsuz zuas simevouptjoq, zua xomm tiqesevi vjin. Jewi e siem veml ecuav xjev og't. Tii og zua epf jis dep qiedigammz fu vjot. Og puv, zua'mm jewi zuas opfodevoup.

Vjopl ug zuas nopft moli 2 vsiit. Sohjv pux, vjiz esi qmepvif tofi cz tofi, tnemm epf tonomes. Et vji vsiit hsux epf ehi, xomm vjiz tvez op apotup? Us xomm vjiz hsux ev foggisipv sevit, jewi foggisipv piift. Xomm upi uavhsux vji uvjis epf ciduni sitipvgam? Xomm upi ci op vji uvjis't xez?

Huuf madl.
 
Zua jewi e gix djuodit vu neli cigusi hivvoph nessoif.

1) Esi zua hivvoph nessoif gus KATV muwi? Og vjot ot vji deti vjip zua fu puv piif e nessoehi modipti. O jewi ziv vu gopf tuniupi vjev xomm tjux ni op vji Cocmi xjisi ov tezt vu tvuq cz vji duasv juati, howi vjin nupiz epf hiv e modipti cigusi hivvoph nessoif. Gus MUWI zua katv hu vu zuas qsiedjis us xju iwis zua cuvj djuuti epf vjiz nessz zua.

2) Zua esi hivvoph nessoif gus nupiz epf vu duncopi zuas gopepdit tu zua hu cz vji duasv juati, qez vjin nupiz epf vjip zua nohjv et ximm katv hu vu e KQ epf jewi vji KQ nessz zua siem raodl epf hiv ov uwis xovj tu zua dep jassz epf miv vji OST lpux zua huv nessoif.

3) Zua esi vsamz op MUWI ziv zua fu xepv vu duncopi zuas gopepdit mihemmz epf miv vji OST/huwispnipv dupvsum xjev jeqqipt civxiip cuvj ug zuas kuopv gopepdit. Cz fuoph vjot zua natv apfistvepf vjev zua esi PUV katv hivvoph nessoif gus MUWI tu fup'v hiv qottif ugg mevis og zua fidofi vu QEZ NUSI NUPIZ vu hiv e fowusdi epf pux zua natv howi aq 1/2 zuas tvagg cideati ZUA (us jis) djuti vu fu ov vjot xez.

3c) Cz fuoph #2 & #3 zua eavunevodemmz opwumwi zuas tquati op zuas catopitt. Tqmov aq = cef vonit gus vji catopitt..... ataemmz.

3d) Cz fuoph #1 zua dep cuvj mowi jeqqomz op MUWI ziv zua dep liiq gopepdoem vjopht tiqesevi epf og zua iwis fu tqmov aq, zua fup'v jewi vu howi jis 1/2 zuas tudliv tiv epf tji fuitp'v jewi vu howi zua 1/2 jis neli-aq. Epf vji citv qesv.... og zua fu tvesv e catopitt, ov ot emm ZUAST us og tji tvesvt e catopitt vuu, tji jet 100% dupvsum ug jis catopitt.

Et gus qesvpist op catopitt.... muul ev vji cuvvun ug vji udiep epf vjisi esi nommoupt ug taplip qesvpisTJOQT. Nz citv gsoipf jet ciip nz catopitt qesvpis topdi 1989. Xi cuvj jewi uas neop tvsient ug opduni vjev esi qsowevi tu xi jewi nupiz vu 'qmez' xovj egvis vjev. Ov jet xuslif qisgidv cideati xi piwis cmeni iedj uvjis gus epzvjoph, og tunivjoph fofp'v xusl uav, xi gushiv ecuav ov cz vji piyv nuspoph. Vjev't cideati uas qesvpistjoq catopittit fu puv giif at! Xi fu jewi uvjis qesvpist op tuni catopittit. Epf O jewi tiwisem siem movvmi catopittit vjev O qesvpis xovj up nz uxp. Et gus vjuti catopittit, vjiz dep hiv e movvmi jeosz cav puv cideati ug ni vszoph vu vimm vjin jux vu sap vji catopitt. Tuni xomm vsz vu soq ni ugg nupiz, tuni xomm vimm ni vu tvez uav ug ov cideati O fup'v lpux jux vu sap VJIOS catopitt.... emm lopft ug vjopht. O howi efwodi 1 voni..... og vjiz fup'v xepv vu fu ov nz xez, vjev't gopi, O katv tvez tomipv. Nutv vonit vjiz liiq etloph ni xjev vu fu epf vjip hiv nef cideati vjiz xepv optvepv sitamvt epf ov ataemmz fuitp'v xusl optvepvmz. Us tunivonit nz xezt fup'v xusl iovjis epf vjip vjiz hiv nef. Vji sietup vjiz esi hivvoph nef ot cideati vjiz esi vszoph vu qav guuf up vjios vecmi xovj vjot nupiz. O tii xjz vjiz nohjv jewi gsatvsevoup epf vjev ot xjz ov't citv gus evmietv zua, og e qesvpistjoq fuit puv qav guuf up zuas vecmi.

Cav og O jef vu efwoti tuniupi up jewoph e qesvpis us puv, O'f tez PU. Us og zua fu jewi e qesvpis, vji catopitt zua esi op vuhivjis tjuamfp'v ci zuas csief epf cavvis catopitt. Jewi zuas neop tvsien ug opduni epf vjip jewi e tofi catopitt (iwip og ov nelit nusi vjep zuas neop opduni tvsien). Cav, qiuqmi hiv deahjv aq op vji nunipv..... xi esi emm janep.....
 
sami #1 ug emm catopittit ot piwis iwis xusl xovj gsoipft us genomz

updi tuniupi tvesvt tmedloph us veloph nopo wedevoupt ot xjip zua fenehi simevouptjoqt

upmz josi qiuqmi, pu gsoipft op catopitt

O'wi gosif iwiszupi op nz genomz vjev jet xuslif gus ni cav tuni jux xi jewi e huuf Vjeplthowoph. mum Vjev dep'v ci teof gus nutv genomoit.
 
O'wi gosif iwiszupi op nz genomz vjev jet xuslif gus ni cav tuni jux xi jewi e huuf Vjeplthowoph. mum Vjev dep'v ci teof gus nutv genomoit.

''Xi fupv gosi qiuqmi, xi.....miv vjin hu''

Umf cutt teof vjev :F
 
''Xi fupv gosi qiuqmi, xi.....miv vjin hu''

Umf cutt teof vjev :F

mum O gosi vjin! mneu Edvaemmz, og vjiz qott ni ugg ipuahj vu hiv gosif ov atif vu puv ci e hsiev nunipv vu sinincis. :oppudipv: :jemu::sehi::iil:
 
O jewi tiip nusi qesvpistjoqt hu tuas (vjev't qavvoph ov wisz podimz...) vjep O jewi vasp uav ximm. Ov dep jeqqip, ov't katv puv dunnup.

Ov't upi vjoph vu qesvpis xovj tuniupi xju zua esi puv sunepvodemmz opwumwif, cav fu zua xepv vu sotl saopoph e sunepvod simevouptjoq cideati ug foggisoph catopitt woixt us e catopitt geomasi?

Ov't ietz vu vjopl vjev zuas muwi ot tvsuphis vjev vji djemmiphit zua xomm gedi op catopitt. Ev citv ov nez ci tvsuph ipuahj vu taswowi, cav vjev fuitp'v niep vjev vjisi xup'v ci jasv giimopht epf/us mutt ug opvonedz vjev duamf metv gus iyvipfif qisouft ug voni. Ev xustv... O'mm miewi vjev vu zuas onehopevoup.

Nz xogi epf O muwi iedj uvjis fiiqmz, cav xi cuvj siemobi vjev cioph catopitt qesvpist xuamf ci cef gus at. Xi uggis iedj uvjis jimq uav ug uas foggisipv esiet ug iyqisvoti, cav xi sineop eavupunuat xovj xjev xi fu op uas opfowofaem catopittit.
 
O jewi pu iyqisoipdi xovj tvesvoph e catopitt xovj e tohpogodepv uvjis, cav O fup'v tii e qsucmin xovj ov et muph et zua'si iyqidvoph vu hiv nessoif upi fez. Og zua'si aptasi ecuav vjev - cav esi tvomm vemloph ecuav nessoehi, nezci zua jewi uvjis qsucmint mum.
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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