A few years ago, my husband decided he wanted a boat. Neither of us grew up in a boating family and "Future Sailors of America" was not offered at my Nebraska high school. So, to ease into boat ownership, my husband found a boat partner. The two laid out a cost sharing strategy, cleaning schedules, picked the perfect slip in at an ideal harbor and we all sailed into the horizon...just kidding. To shorten the story, the partnership did not last and at the end of a single boating season, which in Chicago lasts for a period of weeks, we were no longer boat owners/ partners. I don't think either one of us felt bad to have sold out, but we learned a very expensive lessen in what makes or breaks a partnership.
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