(Am I posting these questions in the right place??)

Anyhow - I love the idea behind this policy. But I am also a little unclear about what this applies to, and how it should be implemented...
Question 1) Is this policy supposed to apply only to decisions or issues that may come up in a couple's marriage where there may be conflict? Or, does it apply to everything, even if there isn't conflict?
(For example, if I feel like sitting down and reading a book, or watching TV, or decide to go off and run an errand - is this something that I shouldn't do without seeking my husband's approval?) (E.g., does this policy apply to every single activity in daily life -- are we supposed to seek our spouse's OK on everything we plan to do or buy each day???) Or is the policy instead intended to apply to decisions involving commitments of time or spending $ -- for example, if I want to volunteer to serve on a church committee (which will take up quite a bit of time each month), or my husband wants to buy an exciting new tool for $1,000 (when we are in tight financial circumstances)? In summary - in what situations should this policy be applied?

Question 2) If this policy is only intended to cover activities or purchases that cause a potential conflict, should the Policy of Joint Agreement be applied first to future matters as they arise? Or, should it be retroactively applied to existing situations that might be frustrating one of the spouses(e.g., if I am currently involved in a church activity and my husband is frustrated at all the time I have to spend each week on it; or if I am unhappy that he bought a huge dog that drools and leaves hair all over the house and he didn't ask me first and knew from prior discussions that I very strongly didn't want to own a dog, or if he is angry that I bought something we couldn't afford.)

I would think this policy would be easier to apply to future decisions vs. going back retroactively? What is the best approach for attempting to implement this policy?

Thanks so much for any clarification you can provide.