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"Don't go to bed angry"

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The advice intends to prevent resentment from festering. In practice, forcing resolution when both partners are flooded makes things worse, not better.

**Reality: Mixed.** The advice intends to prevent resentment from festering. In practice, forcing resolution when both partners are flooded makes things worse, not better. Gottman's research suggests that sometimes sleep is exactly what's needed โ€” the nervous system calms down, and problems look different in the morning. The real principle underneath it: don't let resentment go unaddressed for days or weeks.