Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Never Go To Bed Angry?

By Fernanda Moore
Parenting.com

The world is full of advice for married couples, newlyweds or not -- some of it commonsensical, most of it well-intentioned, and much of it wrong. In the 14 years we've been married, my husband and I have broken all the rules at least once -- and when I copped to friends, most of them gleefully admitted they'd done the same.

Having a baby puts enormous strain on your relationship. One solution? Simple acknowledgment.

So I asked them to go on the record as we figured out the biggest myths about marriage. With the help of a few experts (themselves veterans of long, kid-filled relationships), we've decoded what bits of conventional wisdom are worth tossing -- and what are worth tweaking -- from the suggestions we've all heard since walking down the aisle.

Myth: Never go to bed angry
It sounds reasonable -- why risk letting a fight smolder overnight only to flare up again the next day? Better to resolve things, sleep soundly, and start fresh.
What we say: Just agree to disagree until morning -- especially if it's midnight, there's no resolution in sight, and you're dying on the vine. After all, not every argument comes with a built-in time limit.

See full article here:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/01/29/par.parenting.myths/index.html

Question: Doesn't the author support the so called myth in their answer? Agreeing to disagree until a dispute can be brought to closure is a way to "let not the sun go down upon your wrath." Eph. 4:26
Hey, maybe there are some things we can learn from the Bible!

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