Honeymoon at the End of the Journey
Show Notes
About the Guest
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Nearly every newly-wed couple experiences discouragement on their way to happily ever after. In stepfamily couples, the pre-marriage fantasy of marital peace and harmony usually doesn't become reality for five or more years because it takes the family that long to figure out how to be a family. Merging people and cultures takes a while. That's why I like to joke that for stepfamily couples, the honeymoon comes at the end of the journey, not at the beginning. It may be longer but it's worth it.
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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 ...more
Sometimes, the road to marital happiness is a lot longer than you thought.
Ron: Sometimes, the road to marital happiness is a lot longer than you thought.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Nearly every newly-wed couple experiences some discouragement on their way to happily ever after. In stepfamily couples, the pre-marriage fantasy of marital peace and harmony usually doesn’t become reality for five or more years because it takes the family about that long to figure out how to be a family. Merging people and cultures just takes a while. That’s why I like to joke that for stepfamily couples, the honeymoon comes at the end of the journey, not at the beginning.
Yes, the road to the honeymoon—or maybe I should say “family-moon”—may be longer than you thought, but, boy, is it worth it. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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