Before Marriage and After
I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard this. Our research finds that before a wedding couple satisfaction is mostly tied to, as you would expect the couple. Couple satisfaction is a function of the couple's relationship. But, after the wedding, couple satisfaction is equally tied to the stepfamily stuff going on around them. Stepfamily couple satisfaction is a function of the couple's relationship AND the stepfamily dynamic. That's where they get blind-sided. Hey, we can help with that.
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I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard this. Our research finds that before a wedding couple satisfaction is mostly tied to, as you would expect the couple. Couple satisfaction is a function of the couple's relationship. But, after the wedding, couple satisfaction is equally tied to the stepfamily stuff going on around them. Stepfamily couple satisfaction is a function of the couple's relationship AND the stepfamily dynamic. That's where they get blind-sided. Hey, we can help with that.
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Ron, if it weren’t for the stepfamily, we’d be a happily married couple.
Ron: “Ron, if it weren’t for the stepfamily, we’d be a happily married couple.”
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard this. The last couple said it this way, “This blended family stuff is eating our lunch.” See that’s the thing. Our research finds that before a wedding couple satisfaction is mostly tied to, well, as you would expect—the couple, right? Couple satisfaction is a function of the couple’s relationship.
But, after the wedding, couple satisfaction is equally tied to the stepfamily stuff going on around them. Stepfamily couple satisfaction is a function of the couple’s relationship AND the stepfamily dynamic. That’s where they get blind-sided. Hey, we can help with that. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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