This is a big problem and possibly not fixable. It indicates deeper problems, like communication problems and incompatible values. It also means you disregarded her wishes and now can't understand why she is unhappy about that.
My wife chose to be a stay at home mom and I think she resent my being in her space during weekdays.
Then get out of her space. Find someplace else to work. Go to a library or get an office of some sort or go to a business incubator space or something.
Also, do not underestimate how freaked out she probably is about the lack of financial security. This is a big hot button for stay at home moms. Can you find a way to give her some additional sense of financial security? This was a big source of friction in my own marriage, which ultimately ended in divorce. (I was the stay at home mom.)
Have to agree with both these points. With a couple of caveats.
His wife not buying into the vision of the business isn't as critical as her buying into him starting a business and being at home. If she didn't buy into him starting the business and doing it from home and he disregarded then I agree things are gloomy for the marriage as she must feel disregarded and disrespected.
However, if she didn't buy into the business idea but was good with him starting a business and doing so from home it is different. I state this because my wife couldn't understand my business and didn't buy into why it would work, but she believed in me which is what was important.
On the financial point, my wife had never known anything but steady 2 week paychecks before being with me. To help her feel somewhat more secure we set aside money from each job (more than I normally would) that was dedicated to our savings. In addition, I gave her a read only login to the accounting system so she could always see the reports, bids, outstanding invoices etc. Plus every week I would tell her financially what was going on so she felt comfortable, we don't do this as regularly anymore but I still keep her in the loop.
This is a big problem and possibly not fixable. It indicates deeper problems, like communication problems and incompatible values. It also means you disregarded her wishes and now can't understand why she is unhappy about that.
My wife chose to be a stay at home mom and I think she resent my being in her space during weekdays.
Then get out of her space. Find someplace else to work. Go to a library or get an office of some sort or go to a business incubator space or something.
Also, do not underestimate how freaked out she probably is about the lack of financial security. This is a big hot button for stay at home moms. Can you find a way to give her some additional sense of financial security? This was a big source of friction in my own marriage, which ultimately ended in divorce. (I was the stay at home mom.)