The world is full of acrimony, animosity, and antagonism perpetrated by destructive, vengeful idiots. We can't do anything about that except to not join the idiocy. I derived the Principles and Rules from my experience, conversations with my lawyer/partner, observations of several friends as they meandered and muddled through their divorce proceedings, and written cases that were similar to mine. I found them instructive. I also found many to be bizarre for their capabilities to ruin lives unnecessarily. The operative word is unnecessary.