How to Encourage Adult Kids to Accept Your New Spouse

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Reassure your love for them.. Explain that your relationship will not suffer.. Tell them your stepchildren will not take their place.

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Reassure your love for them.

Step 1

Reassure your love for them.

2

Explain that your relationship will not suffer.

Step 2

Explain that your relationship will not suffer.

3

Tell them your stepchildren will not take their place.

Step 3

Tell them your stepchildren will not take their place.

4

Talk to them about how you feel.

Step 4

Talk to them about how you feel.

5

Remind your children of your happiness.

Step 5

Remind your children of your happiness.

6

Tell them having a spouse provides care for you.

Step 6

Tell them having a spouse provides care for you.

7

Let them know marriage for you means less responsibility for them.

Step 7

Let them know marriage for you means less responsibility for them.

8

Assure them that you know what you are doing.

Step 8

Assure them that you know what you are doing.

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Be sensitive to your children grieving a deceased parent.

Step 9

Be sensitive to your children grieving a deceased parent.

10

Figure out how to manage after a divorce.

Step 10

Figure out how to manage after a divorce.

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Talk about your finances.

Step 11

Talk about your finances.

12

Have alone time with them.

Step 12

Have alone time with them.

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