I’m honest about not wanting to build with men.
Recently, I was out with a guy who clearly wanted marriage and kids and a business…a woman to “build” with.
Here’s the thing. I’ve been involved in family businesses since I returned to my bio family from foster care. If you have ever been involved in a family business, you already know all about building with someone.
I’ve been tearing entry tickets since I was six. I’ve been cleaning shrimp in the restaurant since I was eight. I was bringing my dad meals and drinks as he manned the gate, doing my homework around customers, and taking reservations since I was 14. I made the first website, and tried in vain to get my grandmother to open a PayPal account so people could pay by card.
I’m now 35. I have no desire to “build” with someone now. I’ve done the paperwork. I’ve done the building. I’m tired. I want a job and to dance and to start a business of my own, sure, but I have no more desire to “build” with another person.
I think another issue is I have seen over generations what happens when you, as a woman, build a business with a man. First, if the business is a success, he’s the genius. If the business is a failure, it’s because you, the wife, were dead weight. Men seem to be able to use their business experience to get other jobs easier than a woman can…there’s always that vibe of…
