Second Marriage Pitfall #1: Why second marriages are more likely to fail

clcome with remarrying. Awareness of these
Pitfall #1: You don’t learn from thechallenges should start with an understanding of
mistakes you made in your first marriage.the reasons why your first marriage ended.
Some important but unsettling news for those ofExcuses like “I was too young”
you thinking about remarrying: More secondor “My ex was pure evil
marriages end in divorce than first marriages. Andpersonified” are just that, excuses. You
the statistics are even worse for third marriages.need to take a hard look at yourself to discover
Intuitively, you might think the opposite would bethe reasons why your first marriage
true. After all, you’re definitely older thedidn’t survive. You may feel reluctant to
second time around, so you’ve got toexplore this painful time in your life, especially
be wiser, too. Right?when you’re caught up in the pleasures
Many people who enter a second marriageof your new relationship.
don’t realize the specific challenges that