"Previously published as The Remarriage Checkup." Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252).
Contents:
Preface: Discover your couple positioning system (CPS) -- Checkup and check-in -- Building on your strengths -- Beating the odds of divorce : the stepfamily connection -- Positioning yourself for change -- Mapping closeness and flexibility -- Eyes wide open : finding realistic expectations -- Children and parenting : when kids are part of the package -- SCOPE our your personalities, with Peter J. Larson, PhD -- The vital importance of healthy communication -- Managing the fires of conflict -- Extinguishing the fires of conflict -- Leisure : maximize your fun factor -- Remarriage finances : yours, mind, and ours? -- The sex connection -- Finding your spiritual core -- Can we get there from here?
Summary:
"Using information from a national remarriage survey of over 50,000 couples, the authors show readers the keys to happy remarriage relationships and how to strengthen their own by overcoming common challenges"-- Provided by publisher.
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