1.  Never part for a day without loving words.
2.  Never meet without a loving welcome.
3.  Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
4.  Never both be angry at once.
5.  Never talk AT one another, either alone or in company.
6.  Never make a remark at the expense of the other.  It is meanness, not love.
7.  Never speak loud to each other unless the house is on fire.
8.  Never taunt with a past mistake.
9.  Never sigh over what might have been, but make the best of what is.
10. Never find fault, unless it is perfectly certain that a fault has been committed; and always speak with kindness.
11. Never let any fault or grievance go by until you have frankly confessed it, and in sincere repentance asked for forgiveness.
12. Let each one strive to yield most often to the wishes of the other.
13. Let self-denial be the daily aim and practice of each one.
14. Never forget that marriage is of God, and that His blessing alone can make it what it should be.
15. Never be contented until you know you are both walking in the way of God.
16. Never let your hopes stop short of the Eternal Home.

 

     Assuring you that if you make these the rules of your marriage, peace and happiness shall follow you all the days of your life.