I was married 20 years to my first wife and going on 19 with my second. They are night and day. My current wife and I violate none of those rules.
My first wife violated all five and I violated a couple. The funny part is that she dumped me. Boy, oh boy, did God have something better for me, though.
Ditto, all counts. Thinks it’s fairly common now. Guys are happier. Poorer, but happier.
My first wife violated all five and I violated a couple. The funny part is that she dumped me. Boy, oh boy, did God have something better for me, though.
Same here - 12 years with the first and coming up on 25 with the current.
First was really tough to deal with as she would search for a knife to twist and I got very good at same. Current one has never had me yell at her (once stopped me as I was explaining why she should be more careful with something to prevent damage and told me she loved how I talked to her - as I was fixing the item for the 4th or 5th time) and we have had 2 arguments that were over before we went to bed those nights.