The Remarriage Blueprint How Remarried Couples and Their Families Succeed or Fail

by Scarf, Maggie

• ISBN13: 9781439169537
• ISBN10: 1439169535
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-09-17
• Publisher: Scribner

Summary

A New York Timesbestselling relationship expert shares in-depth stories of seven remarried couplesrevealing the unique challenges they face as they strive to achieve lasting intimacy and familial harmony. It's estimated that forty percent of new marriages in the US are remarriages, but the survival rate of second marriages is alarmingly low. Many remarrying couples set out with a sense of optimism, a belief that thismarriage will usher in a life of happiness and family unity. But complicated family dynamics can often strain new partnerships to the breaking point. The challenges of remarriage are pervasive, but little guidance has existed until now. Based on more than a decade of candid, revelatory interviews, The Remarriage Blueprintprovides a crucial framework for the obstacles to re-marriage and the secrets to overcoming them. Author Maggie Scarf, a consummate relationship expert, plumbs the everyday workings of shared life to illuminate the emotional preconceptions, social pressures, and perpetuated fantasies that confound re-marriage. Through cautionary tales and stories of hope, Scarf offers guidance for handling everything from children who reject the new family dynamic to the thorny issue of money. Loaded with practical wisdom and searing accounts, The Remarriage Blueprintis a definitive roadmap to a happy, thriving, integrated household.