MORNING RULES

(April, 2023) Do you have morning rules in your household? Reddit asked, “What are the morning rules that you have set with your partner that drastically improved the quality of your relationship?” Some of the responses:
– “We always get up early and make breakfast just the two of us before our daughter wakes up. It gives us morning alone time and doesn’t feel rushed”
– “There is no talking before 6am. Has saved us from any number of dumb bickerments.”
– “Waking up in separate beds. We go to sleep together but one of us always ends up in the spare room, and to be honest it’s saved our relationship.”
– “The earlier riser does the morning chores. The later riser does the evening chores. That way the person who gets up earliest doesn’t resent that their wake up time landed them with chores (because they know they’ll have the evening off) and the person who sleeps later can do so guilt-free, knowing they will handle the evening.”
– “Whoever is up last makes the bed ”
– “Not speaking to each other before having the first coffee of a day.”
– “Don’t talk to me. No questions. I love you, but let me get my coffee before you barrage me with questions.”
– “Nothing beats waking up to your partner handing you a cup of coffee moments after you emerge from the bedroom.”
* Pity the house that doesn’t drink coffee. It really defines the morning.
* Some of these people are right on the edge of getting separate houses.
* The rule in my house is always wait until after 8am before you call and explain where you’ve been all night.
* Okay, this makes the morning survivable. Now how about the other 16 hours of the day?
* PHONE TOPIC: What are your morning rules? Do you have an odd routine?