4.You’ll need to co-parent with your ex or your new spouse’s ex
Co-parenting is not easy, especially after a nasty divorce. But for the sake of your children, you’ll have to do it. If you don’t have children of your own to worry about, your new partner might have them, so you’ll need to learn how to be a good stepparent once you remarry. “You want to find out what the children like, what they’re interested in so that you could align yourself with that and have a common thread with them,” says Sherman. She recommends teaming up with the ex-spouse or other parent to make sure you’re doing everything in your power to make the kids happy and comfortable with your presence.
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5.You might miss your original family dynamic
Bringing two families together in a second marriage can pose many challenges and problems. Your new partner might just be the most amazing and caring person in the world, but, it will be impossible for them to take the place of your children’s other natural parent. It’s not necessarily a bad thing but there might be moments when you miss the closeness and familiarity you used to have with the other natural parent.
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6.Your new partner might call you by the wrong name
It sounds stupid, but it can happen. More than that, you might be doing it too! It’s not unusual for people to slip up and say the wrong name out of habit or absentmindedly. “It happened once when I was being introduced to a V.I.P. in my husband’s business…because of his nerves!” says Lindy Zerboni, a remarried woman from California. If it’s not your new partner calling you by the wrong name, it might be your new family, like your in-laws or your partner’s close friends.
