My husband and I have run a family business since 1990 with 6 sons to add to the mix. Here are three tips for not letting a family business ruin your marriage... 

One tip is date night. My husband and I have managed to go on a date night pretty much every Friday night for the past 17 years. I am his girlfriend and he is my boyfriend. We spend that Friday night dreaming, discussing and planning usually over a glass of wine or two. 

Another tip: we try to get a two week vacation together each year. It was harder when the kids were young, usually it was a camping trip back then. 

And a final tip is: try to have only one leader. Someone has to make the final decisions on things. We always discuss first and then my husband will make the final decision. I trust him and we accept the outcome, good or bad. We have had good times and bad, but each outcome has brought us closer. 

Barb