Bahá'u'lláh also stressed the importance of consultation. We
should not think this worthwhile method of seeking solutions is confined to the
administrative institutions of the Cause. Family consultation employing full
and frank discussion, and animated by awareness of the need for moderation and
balance, can be the panacea for domestic conflict. Wives should not attempt to
dominate their husbands, nor husbands their wives....
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 1
August 1978 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an
individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Preserving Baha’i
Marriages)
