This article is from the NewlyWed FAQ, by Vicky Larmour vicky@jifvik.org with numerous contributions by others.
>We talk about how we feel, we ask for the other's reasons for
>thinking or doing certain things, we try to look at each other's
>point of view, and we usually are able to reach a consensus. About
>the only time we ever devolve into shouting matches is when we're
>both tired and cranky... even then, we usually manage to "wake up"
>and realize that the only thing we're accomplishing by that is
>hurting each other, and we stop. We then agree to talk about the
>touchy subject when we're both less irritable.
-Jill
 
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