What Brings Us Together
Single people assume having a child brings and keeps couples together. One woman said, "Better than a wedding certificate, we have an amazing daughter who will bind us together...till death do us part." This is part of a confusing cultural double-message that says you don't need marriage to have a baby, but you can rely on that baby to remain coupled. This is not true. A strong couple relationship requires dedication to each other, not a child. And, strong parenting flows from a strong marriage.
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Single people assume having a child brings and keeps couples together. One woman said, "Better than a wedding certificate, we have an amazing daughter who will bind us together...till death do us part." This is part of a confusing cultural double-message that says you don't need marriage to have a baby, but you can rely on that baby to remain coupled. This is not true. A strong couple relationship requires dedication to each other, not a child. And, strong parenting flows from a strong marriage.
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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
Do children keep a marriage together?
