Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family

Wisdom, Susan; Green, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 0609807412 / ISBN 13: 9780609807415

Verlag: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent, 2002

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers RDV.0609807412.G

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family
• Verlag: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0609807412
• ISBN-13: 9780609807415
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: good

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Inhaltsangabe

Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off a little, the reality of being part of a stepfamily sets in. If you are one of the millions of remarried Americans facing the challenge of blending two existing families into one cohesive whole, you are part of a stepcouple—and you know all too well how hard it can be to make your marriage work in sometimes tough terrain.

Different parenting styles, finances, relationships with ex-spouses, legal matters, and even seemingly simple issues such as the kinds of chores assigned to children can chisel away at your union if you don’t always make your marriage a priority.

Stepcoupling offers advice for stepcouples on how to do just that—all the while strengthening their blended family with a healthy marriage. Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green provide tips and strategies on dealing with the issues remarried couples face, with a wealth of advice from real-life stepcouples, such as:

* Learning to tailor your expectations of your spouse or children and remembering that no family is perfect
* Knowing where your boundaries are, whether involving a hostile ex-spouse or a stepchild who demands too much attention
* Realizing that traits like flexibility, tolerance, forgiveness, and openness are especially essential in a stepfamily situation
* Making “us” time for talking, problem-solving, weekends away, and enjoying your marriage to constantly renew and strengthen your bond as a couple

Let this invaluable remarriage manual help you make your stepcouple the foundation of a strong, happy, and successful stepfamily.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

SUSAN WISDOM, LPC, is a therapist who specializes in counseling divorcing adults and stepfamilies. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

JENNIFER GREEN is a freelance writer who lives in Salem, Oregon.

Both authors have been part of successful stepcouples for the past twenty-five years.