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Dating: Myth #2–You Must Get Married

with Ron Deal | December 8, 2020
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This myth believes children raised in single-parent homes have deficits that will be erased if they are instead raised in a two-parent stepfamily home. Well, actually the research is clear: Children raised in single-parent homes do just as well as kids raised in stepfamily homes. So, when it comes to the well-being of your children, it's okay to stay single. If you meet someone who is a good fit for you and your kids, great. If you don't, great. Either way God will provide.

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  • This myth believes children raised in single-parent homes have deficits that will be erased if they are instead raised in a two-parent stepfamily home. Well, actually the research is clear: Children raised in single-parent homes do just as well as kids raised in stepfamily homes. So, when it comes to the well-being of your children, it's okay to stay single. If you meet someone who is a good fit for you and your kids, great. If you don't, great. Either way God will provide.

  • 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.

If you’re a single parent or dating one, here’s a dating myth to avoid.

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Dating: Myth #2–You Must Get Married

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December 08, 2020
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Ron: If you’re a single parent or dating one, here’s a dating myth to avoid.

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: This myth believes that children raised in single-parent homes have deficits that will be erased if they are instead raised in a two-parent stepfamily home. You know, “Your kids can’t be okay unless you get married.” Well, actually the research is clear: Children raised in single-parent homes do just as well—emotionally, spiritually, and developmentally—as kids raised in stepfamily homes.

So, when it comes to the well-being of your children, it’s okay to stay single. If you meet someone who is a good fit for you and your kids, great. If you don’t, great. Either way God will provide. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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