"Rules for Marriage"

I copied these rules off of MSN ... how are these for Rules for Married Men and Women?

 Rules for Married Men

1. Lend a Hand
Nothing gets a woman happier than getting down on your hands and knees, getting sweaty and … scrubbing the grout in the bathroom. Man up when it comes to household duties; it pays off.
2. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Be respectful to your in-laws. They may not deserve it, but your wife does. Do it for her.
3. Hand-Holding
Hold her hand. Often. And if you ever lose your hands, hold elbows.

4. Work at Your Marriage
"Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something you do. It's the way you love your partner every day."

5. Confide Carefully
Sometimes when times are tough, you've got to talk to someone, anyone other than your wife, just to get perspective. But keep in mind that your friends are there to support you, not provide perspective, and don't say anything you can't take back once these troubles are behind you.

6. Don't Write Off Counseling
Everyone should be in marriage counseling because marriage is hard. If your car is having problems, you take it to a mechanic. Don't give up on a relationship you value without exploring every possible avenue for healing first.
7. Make Time for Romance
Never underestimate the importance of romance to marriage.
8. Surprise Her
Do something nice for your wife, with no provocation, no less than once a week. If you have to put it on your calendar, if you have to tattoo it on your forehead, make it happen. Your life will be longer and happier for it.
9. Apologize
Be the first one to say "I'm sorry" or "I was wrong," even when you're not sorry and you weren't wrong.

10. Give Her a Hug
Hug her. They dig that.

11. Don't Try to Change Her
Every new husband thinks he can change his wife. Every experienced husband wishes he could have back all the time and energy he spent trying to do so.
12. Be Open To Changes
People change as years go by, and so do marriages. Be flexible.
13. Fight Fair
When you fight — and you will — fight fairly. The causes of a quarrel will fade from memory, but cruel words are remembered for years, smartie.

14. Remind Yourself Why You Love Her
Marriage is a choice you make every day, not just at the altar. Once in a while, it's important to remind yourself why you chose this woman, and why you still choose her.

15. Treat Her Right
Put her above all others. That includes your parents, your children, and yourself.

  Rules for Married Women

1. A Little Privacy Goes a Long Way
"Separate bathrooms!" 
2. Keep Quarrels to Yourselves
"My nonna always told my mom, who then passed the advice to me: 'Don't talk to me about the fights you have with your husband. Because then you guys solve it in the bedroom, and the next day I'm still mad.'" 
3. FPP
"Feed, pet and play. Oh, wait … that's the relationship I have with my cat! It still applies. 
4. Be Friends
"All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand."
5. Don't Be Joined at the Hip
"Let there be spaces in your togetherness."

6. Cheaters Never Prosper
"When you have a family, and you cheat on your spouse, you cheat on everyone, even your friends."7. De-Stress … Together
"Romance alleviates tension."8. Keep at It
"An older woman told me something that stayed with me. I asked her how she stayed married so long. Her reply, 'We never both fell out of love at the same time.' I love that, because no matter how much we want to deny it, there are times we want to throw our boyfriends or husbands overboard — and vice versa. But as long as someone is trying, then you can make it!"9. Own Up
"Whenever you're wrong, admit it; whenever you're right, shut up."10. Make Time for Romance
"Romance every day keeps the doctor away."
11. To Have and To Hold
"Hold on to each other above everything else."

12. Differences of Opinion are O.K.
"You need not think alike to love alike."13. Avoid Personal Attacks
"A friend once told me that when you argue with your husband (and you will), never make personal attacks. Stick with the subject; there are some things that can never be taken back."14. No Cheating
"When you decide to commit, you've got to commit. Can't cheat. Wanna cheat! Can't cheat. Dying to cheat! Can't cheat. Can't wait to cheat! Can't cheat. Some guys gotta go to rehab not to cheat. But you can't cheat …. Know why? Because you're going to get caught. I don't care who you are, [even if] you're 007, you're going to get caught. And you don't want to get caught."

15. Know Your Priorities
"Keep the fights clean....('nuff said.)"

*I edited for maybe-some-year-my-boys-will read purposes.  For the full articles, go here and also here.

Hmmmmmm.....I think I may work on some of those things ...