a man and a woman facing away from the camera on their computers
The author, not pictured, is a freelancer with his wife.
  • My wife and I recently married, and we are both freelancers, struggling to get gigs.
  • The stress sometimes causes us to fight, but we learned how to support each other.
  • We prioritize communication, alone time, and self-care.

We got married in February this year, and since then, my wife, Dhara, has been struggling to land freelance gigs. Finding work is way more difficult than actually doing it. I have been freelance writing since 2014, and my wife started her freelance career in 2019, so I know this for a fact.