However, it was my absolute certainty that life insurance was essential that motivated him. Now we both have policies, and we both feel better for having them.

尽管如此，我还是百分百确定，人寿保险对他来说必不可少且至关重要。正是这种坚定，促使我让他上了保险。现在我们俩都投了保，这也让我们感觉更好。

One party having that total confidence that this is the right thing to do is, I believe, the first requirement for decree-making. It relates to the second requirement, which is a willingness to take responsibility for the consequences. It's not always possible to completely mitigate the impact after the fact, but it's important to let your spouse know you understand it will be your job to clean up any mess.

我认为，作出独裁决定的首要前提就是：一方须完全确信自己要做的事是对的。而这又与第二个前提息息相关，那就是愿意为一切后果承担责任。虽然事后不可能完全消除所有的影响，但有一点很重要，就是要让你的伴侣知道，你非常清楚残局要归你来收拾。

I got an opportunity last week to exercise some of my new theories on decree-making when we needed to clear out space in our garage, which we are converting to a guesthouse. I suggested selling our unneeded stuff on Craigslist.

上周，就在我们需要清空车库、准备将其变成一间客房的时候，我得到了一个能将我自创的“独裁决定新理论”付诸实践的机会。我建议将家里用不上的东西放到在线分类网站Craigslist上出售。

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