Redivorcing: Try, Try Again
If at first you don't succeed try, try again. Does that apply to marriage, too?
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
If at first you don’t succeed try, try again. Does that apply to marriage, too? Show Notes and Resources Find out more at familylife.com/blended Check out our blended family resources. […]
Ron: If at first you don’t succeed try, try again. Does that apply to marriage, too?
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: There’s a popular notion in our culture that if your marriage isn’t making you happy, just divorce your spouse and find someone else. Try, try again. Well, if you’re in a first marriage and struggling please don’t fantasize that divorcing and starting over with someone else is the answer. As an expert in stepfamilies, I can tell you that stepfamily marriages have a high degree of difficulty and a higher divorce rate to prove it.
No, barring extreme circumstances you’re better to stay in the marriage you’re in and make it work. If you’re in a stepfamily marriage now and struggling, the same applies to you. It may not be easy, but going the distance and making this marriage your last, is well worth it for you and the kids. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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