A Therapist’s Simple Rule Transformed My Marriage

Treat your spouse with the same level of politeness you would afford, like, any other human being

Jancee Dunn
Forge
Published in
4 min readApr 17, 2020

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A couple sits on opposite sides of a coffee table, working on their laptops together at home.
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My husband and I are both writers who have worked at opposite ends of our kitchen table for the past 10 years — just imagine that for a minute. Because we’ve been together virtually around the clock, we’re at least…

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Jancee Dunn
Forge
Writer for

Author of How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids. Frequent contributor to NYT Parenting, Vogue, and Travel & Leisure. Website: janceedunn.net IG: @janceedunn