Why Do Remarried Couples Face Unique Challenges?

It was Samuel Johnson who made the famous observation that second marriage ‘represents the triumph of hope over experience.’ How accurately does his jaundiced view of remarriage actually gibe with our present-day reality? The rate of divorce among remarried couples is 60% — higher than the divorce rate among first marriages, which is 50% and falling. However, remarried couples who stay together through the first five years have a much better chance of remaining married.

So, remarried couples f...