2006-07-28 05:47:51 · 33 answers · asked by Roses123 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Statistically, they are not better. I think a second marriage is harder but you know what mistakes to not make and certainly do not want to go down the road again dissolving a marriage. If you and your spouse both have a good attitude and will stop at nothing to keep your marriage working it should be good. Good luck!
2006-07-28 05:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by Raspberry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statistically, they don't work as well. More second marriages end in divorce than first marriages. The main reason for that, it's believed, is that the second time, you actually know you can survive getting divorced. Interestingly, a higher percentage of married people who are on their second marriage say they are happily married. So, more first marriages continue after the couple is no longer happy. I guess it depends on what you mean by "working better".
2006-07-28 05:53:37 · answer #2 · answered by homebuyer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG, I hope so!!! Seriously, I think that any marriage works just as much as the couple is willing to work at it. You cannot have one person who puts 110% into a marriage (or any relationship) to only get 10% in return. Eventually, they will get tired of being the person who gives and gets nothing in return. Marriage should be about friendship first, respect second and love most importantly.
2006-07-28 05:52:23 · answer #3 · answered by laneydoll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how bad the first marriage was. If you had a bad first marriage, then you will probably have a good second one. But then again that is not always true.
2006-07-28 05:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by babyjay_babyjae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the people involved, and what they learned from their first marriages and how much they are willing to make it work. I don't think that everyone gets the same experiences from their first marriage as each other - their are so many factors involved (Money, children, communication) It just depends on the people.
2006-07-28 05:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by PiccChick12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not usually but my dad and stepmom are still happily married after 28 years while my parents' marriage lasted less than 10. Since you usually come into subsequent marriages with more "baggage" and children usually it makes it more complex but that doesn't have to be a bad thing. It comes down to you and your spouse. My husband is my soul mate, (yes, there is such a thing as soul mates and sometimes it is down right disturbing) but we both have children from previous relationships and it definitely complicates things on a regular basis.
2006-07-28 05:59:39 · answer #6 · answered by OOO! I know! I know! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It did for me. I got a divorce four years into our marriage, he was a reall jurk, he never payed any attention to me, and i think he was having and affair, he would just come home to eat and sleep. He was always to busy at school for me, even for sex. We had sex about once every two months and i finally decided to leave him. I took our two kids and moved out, Our home was already paid for and i just left it all and fought for nothing i just wanted out so i did. A couple of months later he came back begging me to take him back, but i just felt nothing for him, I asked him to meet me at the parking lot of K-Mart to talk about this and he did. He made me go thru hell when we were married, I used to cry every night and i used to begg him to love me but he just didn't care. So when he got to the K-mart he cried, got on his knees and asked me to go back, there was some people watching him do this, I then remembered how i used to beg so i just laughed out loud told him what a full he was got in my car and left. 2 years later i gave him another chance and he is a completely different person. He tells me how much he loves me everyday, We make love 3-4 x a week for the past 3 years and he helps me prepare meals and clean the house, Also we have another child together. I am so glad i gave it another chance I think he learned from his mistakes, he is more mature, and has more money, what else can i want. Love? I got all i want i am very very happy, and so is he.
XOXOXOX:)
2006-07-28 06:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by ange!s26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much emotional baggage you take into it and how much the other one takes into it. If you are each smart enough to point out and fix this baggage. I am on my third marriage and its wonderful. We were able to do this and communicate and show one another that we were nothing like #1 and #2. (We are both on our 3rd marriage) Our 7th wedding anniversary is next month and we have been together almost 9 years.
2006-07-28 05:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by 2tlpla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It only depends on the people in the marriage.
2006-07-28 05:54:09 · answer #9 · answered by baby_luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the marriage partners figure out what when wrong the first time, and do things differently.
2006-07-28 05:49:15 · answer #10 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋