This article is from the NewlyWed FAQ, by Vicky Larmour vicky@jifvik.org with numerous contributions by others.
Lots of people came up with this one, with several people noting it
does lead to some sleepless nights - but they are worth it!
>If we hadn't agreed to use this "golden rule", I know we would
>probably have had fights drag out for a while precisely because of
>work and other things keeping us too busy. Who wants to sit down in
>the only free moment you have with your spouse and finish a fight?
>For me, it's much easier to stay up all night and finally come to an
>understanding of some kind while you are together than it is to let
>the problem fester while you are apart. Either way you lose sleep,
>but at least the problem gets solved more quickly if you try to work
>it out right away.
-Fiona D. Russell Cowen
 
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