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supporting your spouse in a stepfamily

Choosing Sides: Supporting Your Spouse in a...

Sabrina McDonald· 4 min read

When you must decide between siding with your child or your spouse in a blended family, choose your spouse.

Good news about marriage

Some Good News About the Bad News About Marr...

Ron Deal· 4 min read

Divorce rates aren’t really as bad as the academics were implying.

Remarriage

Two Funerals and a Wedding

Sabrina Beasley McDonald· 5 min read

Three ways I’ve helped my stepfamily grieve the deaths of both previous spouses.

Getting married again

Learning to Speak Marriage Again

Sabrina Beasley McDonald· 8 min read

A new marriage requires learning different forms of affection, communication, traditions, and expectations.

Romance and sex

The Challenge of Re-Sex

Ron Deal· 6 min read

Sex is an important part of remarriage, but a healthy sexual relationship doesn’t necessarily result in a healthy marriage.

Marriage

Placing Your Spouse in the Front Seat of You...

Ron Deal· 5 min read

Your children will benefit when you make a strong commitment to your new spouse.

Having fun together

Maximizing the Fun Factor in Your Remarriage

Ron Deal· 5 min read

A regular dose of fun, relaxing time together is a key part of a dynamic, fulfilling marriage relationship.

Staying close in remarriage

Staying Close in Remarriage

Ron L Deal and Laura Petherbridge· 5 min read

Strong couples feel close to one another because they know what to do to make that happen.

Marriage

Everyone Thought They Were Perfect for Each...

Sabrina Beasley McDonald· 5 min read

Despite doing all the right things in seemingly right circumstances, Rob and Rhonda Bugh struggled to make their remarriage work.

Blended families

A Roadmap to Harmony in Your Blended Marriag...

Ron Deal· 6 min read

The simple events of everyday life can create hurt feelings and anger that send blended families down the road to isolation.

Money issues

Step-money: Getting to the Heart of the Matt...

Ron Deal· 5 min read

When you combine the practical challenges of money management with the complications of stepfamily living, money issues become volatile.

Couple checkup

Take the Couple Checkup

Ron Deal· 1 min read

Discover your relational strengths and identify areas where you can grow in your marriage relationship.

Remarried

They Thought Marriage Would Be Easy

Mary May Larmoyeux· 10 min read

Kyle and Jamie Soucie had been married before. This time, they figured, things would work out “happily ever after.”

Heal before remarriage

Getting Honest About the Death of a Marriage

Ginger Kolbaba· 5 min read

If you haven't dealt with your previous marriage, it's never too late. Taking the time to heal may be the most important thing you do for your second marriage.

Marriage checkup

A Relationship-Positioning System for Marria...

Ron Deal· 5 min read

The Couple Checkup offers couples a checkup on the health of their marriage.

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