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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 3

Dating: Wait Time?

February 6, 2019
with Ron Deal

Ron, after the end of a relationship, how long should I wait before dating again?

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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 5

Do Your Homework

January 18, 2019
with Ron Deal

If you're single and dating and at least one of you has kids, you need to do your homework.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Dating And Preparing For Marriage 3

Put a Ring on It

January 9, 2019
with Ron Deal

With well over half of couples today living together before marriage there must be some really good benefits to doing so, right?

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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 2

Pressing for Marriage

December 18, 2018
with Ron Deal

Yeah, I know we don't have a pilot, but let's fly anyway.

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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 2

Is My Son Being Manipulative?

December 11, 2018
with Ron Deal

Ron, we get married in a couple of months...and now my son gets angry?

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Dating And Preparing For Marriage 3

Step-Money: Landmine Mistakes to Avoid

May 13, 2020
with Ron Deal

Stepfamilies have a few financial landmines: don't step on them.

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Smart Stepfamily Guide To Financial Planning 2

Avoid Unintended Disinheritance

April 3, 2020
with Ron Deal

Conversations about money and inheritances can be uncomfortable. But wouldn't it be better to talk about it with family members while you can? Ron Deal gives suggestions about how to make wise money decisions.

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FamilyLife Today®
Smart Stepfamily Guide To Financial Planning 1

Yours, Mine, Ours, Theirs?

April 2, 2020
with Ron Deal

You can tell a lot about what a person values by the choices they make with money. Ron Deal says finances and personal values are especially complicated in blended families. He lists practical tools to help make asset management easier, on FamilyLife Today

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Dating And Preparing For Marriage 4

Travel in a Foreign Country

March 12, 2020
with Ron Deal

How would you prepare to move to a foreign country?

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FamilyLife This Week®
Dating And The Single Parent Part 2

Dating and the Single Parent, Part 2

January 25, 2020
with Ron Deal

Michelle Hill tosses tricky dating scenarios to Ron Deal who offers insight into whether the single-parent situation in question is a red light, a caution light, or a green light.

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Dating And The Single Parent Part 1

Dating and the Single Parent, Part 1

January 18, 2020
with Ron Deal

Single Parent Dating 101: How to do it successfully and what to avoid. Ron Deal offers a biblical perspective on this minefield of complex relationships. How to date wisely as a single parent.

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FamilyLife Blended® Minute
Dating And Preparing For Marriage 3

Announcing an Engagement

November 28, 2019
with Ron Deal

Hey Ron, what's the best way to tell my kids I'm getting married?

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FLBlended Podcast

20: About to Blend

November 5, 2019
with Jeff and Judi Parziale

How do you get ready to blend a new stepfamily? Drs. Jeff and Judi Parziale discuss with Ron Deal how they coach couples in pre-stepfamily work and the wisdom they have learned in their 20 year marriage.

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FLBlended Podcast

19: Financing Togetherness in Blended Famili...

October 28, 2019
with David Edwards, Greg Pettys

Money matters can be a pain point in any marriage and family. However, stepfamilies can produce monetary minefields! Ron Deal, along with, Greg S. Pettys and David O. Edwards, discuss financial planning and how blended families can finance togetherness.

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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 2

Move Toward Your Kids

October 8, 2019
with

On Facebook, Amanda, a single mother of two, wants to know how she can date a man well and set her future stepfamily up for success.

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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 2

My Mom Is Dating Again

October 1, 2019
with

Ron, I never thought I'd say this, but my 67-year-old mom has a boyfriend.

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FLBlended Podcast

10: A Battle for Your Child and a Fight For...

May 27, 2019
with Mike and Kim Anderson

What would you do if the night before your wedding one of your children comes to you and says, "Please don't get married tomorrow?" On this episode, Mike and Kim Anderson discuss how they handled that as well as how they dealt with losing their daughter to her biological father's control.

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Dating And Preparing For Marriage 2

Going Deep

April 30, 2019
with

Shallow is fun, but you can't stay there forever.

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FamilyLife Today®
Stepfamily Kids

Stepfamily Kids

May 18, 2018
with Lauren Reitsema, Ron Deal, Shannon Simmons

How does it feel when one of your divorced parents remarries? Shannon Simmons and Lauren Reitsema share the stories of their blended family experiences.

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FamilyLife Today®
Blended Family Tips 2

How Blended Families Function

April 6, 2018
with Ron Deal, Steve and Misty Arterburn

Steve and Misty Arterburn talk about the unique way blended families function. Steve and Misty recall bringing three children into the early years of their marriage and what they did to build a firm foundation for their family.

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FamilyLife Today®
Blended Family Tips 1

Tips for Blending a Family

April 5, 2018
with Ron Deal, Steve and Misty Arterburn

Ron Deal joins Steve and Misty Arterburn to talk about the complexities of a second marriage. Steve and Misty both experienced divorce in their first marriages. The Arterburns share what they have done to make their marriage work.

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Remarriage and blended families

10 Things to Know Before You Remarry

Ron Deal· 6 min read

Challenges every single parent should consider before deciding to remarry.

4 Dating Myths Single Parents Should Avoid

FamilyLife· 5 min read

Have you ever noticed that falling in love makes you oblivious to reality? A couple of years ago onFamilyLife Today®, an interview was aired in which a stepfamily couple and a single mom talk about the challenges of dating when kids are involved. The interview was very insightful. Two years later, we invited the single […]

FamilyLife Today®
Loving Singles And Blended Families In Your Church 2

Singleness and Dating

February 14, 2017
with Lisa Anderson, Ron Deal

Lisa Anderson reveals what it's like being a Christian single woman trying to date in this culture. Ron Deal gives advice to those who have been previously married and are ready to date again.

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FamilyLife Today®
Blending Hearts And Homes

Blending Hearts and Homes

March 11, 2016
with Gil and Brenda Stuart

Gil and Brenda Stuart share how they experienced the pains and joys of remarriage.

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Money and marriage

Don’t Let Money Ruin Your Marriage

Ron Deal· 4 min read

A list of 34 questions to ask before the wedding.

FamilyLife Today®
A Second Love Story 3

Life in a Blended Family

May 15, 2015
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

Robbie and Sabrina McDonald join Ron Deal and talk about the good and bad surprises they experienced as they were establishing their blended family.

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FamilyLife Today®
A Second Love Story 2

Blending a Family

May 14, 2015
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

Sabrina and Robbie McDonald married quickly but didn't take into account the grief her young son was still experiencing since his father's death. Ron Deal explains how children grieve.

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FamilyLife Today®
A Second Love Story 1

Considering Remarriage

May 13, 2015
with Robbie and Sabrina McDonald, Ron Deal

It was difficult for Sabrina to keep the promise to her late husband, to remarry after his death. But today she is Sabrina McDonald. Her new husband, Robbie, joins her to tell their story.

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FamilyLife Today®
The Realities Of Remarriage 3

Remarriage Adjustments

August 15, 2014
with Bill and Evelyn Thompson, Ron Deal

Bill and Evelyn Thompson join Ron Deal to talk about their surprising courtship and remarriage, as well as the adjustments blending families has required of them.

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