Owen says: Good instinct. Take the time. The word matters more at two years than it did at two weeks. I'll ask again in three days.

You spend three days with the question. Not searching for the impressive word or the clinical word — the accurate one. The one that describes specifically what you're inside rather than the category it belongs to.

What you find across three days: several words that are partially right. Ownership — accurate about the financial domain but too total-sounding for what it actually is. Stewardship — accurate about Owen's approach but doesn't capture what you contribute to the arrangement. Partnership — too equal, doesn't name the power differential that's been present and chosen throughout.

By day three you have something more complex than a single word.

The Right Word