6. What do we need to know about being a part of a step family?

This is critical. Step families are NOT nuclear families. There are completely different dynamics. If you don't know some of these things before you get married, you may be dooming yourselves to failure. You don't get time to learn as you go because those dynamics will be in full force after the "I do's". Without educating yourselves beforehand, you'll be trying to learn as well as dealing with the everyday stressors of being newlyweds.

7. What do my partner and I expect from this marriage?

This is an important exercise in first marriages, but doubly so with a remarriage. One of the best ways at getting at this information is to talk about how these things were done, or not done, in your previous marriage and how you felt about it.

My hope is that, at the very least, these 7 tips will get you thinking and talking seriously about the realities of remarriage. It's not all gloom and doom, but the honest truth is that it's tough. Without adequate preparation, the odds are against you no matter how strong you think your relationship is right now.

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