Characteristics of remarried couples

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Characteristics of remarried couples

In my opinion, there are many reasons why once separated individuals get to remarry.

1). Familiarity, knowledge about each other, and comfort. It is an essential quality and characteristic when it comes to human relations. Even though the two might have issues that make them not want to be together, they know each other very well, and therefore, it is easy for them to manage their problems together in an easy way instead of trying to go and look for other partners. Looking for other partners can be a very strenuous activity. Therefore these individuals may decide to remarry since they already know each other, and that brings with it some comfort since one is aware of what would make the other upset or happy.

2). Long-term happiness- when individuals get remarried, they do so basically for the sake of their happiness. One of the reasons individuals get divorced is that they are looking for something better than their partner, and in the real sense, there is nothing better than their partner. However, these individuals tend to forget what their partners have done for them and seek divorce due to minor misunderstandings. When outside, most people do not get what they expected the outside world could provide, and therefore, they finally get to come back to their partners who at least had real happiness before they separated.

3). Desire to have a quality life with all resources- even though it is only a few people who get married of late due to help, it is true that several individuals get married due to the financials and resource state of the other person. When these people get divorced, they go looking for the same or even better resources and spend their resources on them, which does not always play out. Therefore, due to frustration and inability to find people willing to pay their help, they get back to their former spouse and get remarried. The text supports the opinion as it states how resources make individuals remarry (brooks, 2013, p. 465).

4). Desire to keep children safe- most parents divorce, and this affects their children very negatively. However, some parents tend to rethink their marriages for the sake of their children. Therefore, most couples who break up when they had children usually undergo a tough time trying to avert the adverse effects brought upon the children by divorce. At times, they are unable to prevent the impact. They tend to remarry. However, this is also determined by the reasons why they had divorced at first. For example, if the cause was huge and did significant damage to the marriage, the individuals might not remarry, but if the issue were a small one, they would likely remarry.

Reference

Brooks, j. B. (2013). The process of parenting (edition 9). Mcgraw hill.