Step Couples Are At Risk Of Divorce

Arthur C. Clarke once said “ Two possibilities exist, either we are alone in this universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” We as humans have the subtle urge for contact and attention from others. We also have the tendency to become greedy, and always want more than we already have. You’re probably thinking to yourself “What does this quote about aliens have to do about the effects of divorce on the family and the children?” Well, here’s how, divorce has many effects which could include psychological problems, or social conflicts that can negatively or positively affect the children and family. Having two parents is a great thing that helps you see life with a different view. From having different viewpoints on touchy topics

At first the new circumstances of life may seem like a perfect picture and according to the article edited by Mike Wilson titled “Step Couples are at Risk for Divorce,” the most predominant unrealistic standards that are assumed by step couples and their kids is beliefs about functional equivalency to the first marriage families. The expectations about family bonding and emotional closeness among all of the members of the newly formed step family may be unrealistic. Step couples, just like the first marriage, would expect a perfect relationship, that's why the relationship ended in the first place. But it seems that in the grand scheme of it all we are all just doing what we think is best for the ones love. Wilson’s edited article also states that “societal norms affirming the nuclear family as ideal”. Nuclear-families in this context is meant to describe a first time married couples and their dependent children as a basic social unit and also stating that as fact and there is no alternate. Saying that the nuclear family is ideal, while may be true in some cases, can not be true for all relationships as that would be why the relationship would be terminated in the first place and replaced with a more healthy, or no intimate relationship at all. The research from the article also states that they noticed that the tensions between stepparents and stepchildren was a key focus, that many families sought out support for these issues. Because of these issues Wilson said that step couples face a variety of unique challenges, that could put them at higher risk for the dissolution of the relationship. Some of these factors may be the complex relationship between all the members of the family, former parents and half/ step siblings. Problems from these complexities put step families at greater risk for negative