11 Essential Rules For a Successful  Relationship:

1. Never, ever Curse at Each Other

2. Don't Make Threats, or Conditional

3. Don't bring up partners from the past

4. Don't keep score, especially for trivial things

5. Don’t argue in the bedroom.

6. Don’t use sweeping generalizations like “You always...” or “You never...”

7. Don’t go to bed with unresolved issues.

8. Don’t give someone the silent treatment longer than one day.

9. Don’t yell in front of your kids (or pets).

10. Don’t say mean personal things.

11. Don’t throw things when you're angry.