Dating: Do Your Homework
If you’re single and dating and at least one of you has kids, you need to do your homework.
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Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.
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Dating: Do Your Homework
Air date: January 13, 2025
Ron: If you’re single and dating and at least one of you has kids you need to do your homework.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Single parents ask me all the time if they should get married and form a blended family. Now honestly, I don’t have any idea what’s best for you and the kids. But what I do know is that most people get married without having studied the process of becoming a stepfamily.
Just because you’ve fallen in love with a person doesn’t mean you’ll know how to be a family. Those are two entirely different things. A wedding that includes children is a package deal. The better you understand the package the stronger your family will be. So, dating couples, I know this doesn’t sound very romantic but it’s time to go back to school. Stepfamily School. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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