EP357: How Entrepreneurship Almost Killed Our Marriage - Part I

***Listen to EP355 CJ's POV and EP356 Erin's POV before this episode***

Erin & Cj discuss how emotional maturity, shared self-discovery, and a week together in Houston revealed new sides of each other and deepened compatibility. The conversation explores how marriage is a lifelong commitment that requires working through discomfort rather than quitting at early conflict, including early bickering after moving in together. They dive into the hardest strain on their relationship: CJ leaving a stable engineering career for entrepreneurship, the uncertainty and pivots that raised concerns about stability, and how bringing Erin into his journey and community rebuilt trust. They close by connecting these lessons to parenting and the realities of day-to-day family life.

00:00 Intro

01:09 From Friends To Romance

03:36 The Houston Texas Turning Point

05:02 Dealing with Loss And The Maturity That Comes From It

07:03 Discovering Purpose And Defining Meaning

09:00 CJ's Perspective Shift

12:07 What If No History

14:25 Their "Houston Week" Highlights

18:48 Butterfly Effect In Dating

19:48 Marriage Is A Choice