Divorce and Remarriage

We all know that divorce is pretty hard, but have we ever thought about how difficult remarriage would be? I know I hadn't until this past week in my Family Relations class. Often people imagine that if the first marriage didn't work out it probably wasn't "true love". In reality "true love" doesn't really exist with out a lot of work, but often when individuals remarry and have children they hope it will be a different experience. Many people who decide to remarry don't realize the emotional toll it can take on children who have to adjust to having a new parent in the home. The adjusting it will take to bring a new member in the family and how it can be very devastating on a marriage relationship. Each individual brings a lot of "baggage" to another marriage.  This doesn't mean that it can't work out though. It takes a lot of time, patience, long-suffering, and love in order to make anything work. In a new marriage though these are things will have to become necessary. Cooperating and building each other up as a couple will also reinforce the potential for success. And even taking time to build relationships with children and being patient can create great relationships. It just is important to remember that marriage in general is very difficult, but having a remarriage can be more difficult, but it definitely isn't impossible and there is a lot of hope in deciding that working towards the same goal in a relationship will really benefit and help a family becoming successful! It just takes time and love.