Divorce is a difficult thing for all family members and can fracture the lives of everyone involved, but life, love and family do not end with a single relationship. People move on to create new connections, new lives and, many times, remarry and form new families. Remarriage, however, brings unique difficulties and challenges for a new couple and their new families; in the background looms the possibility of another failure for these newly formed families. The difficulties a new family faces are great and numerous, but with the availability of many different techniques and therapies, a new family can survive the difficulties and become a new stable family with strong bonds. This ranges from simply communicating and discussing relationship issues and concerns before remarrying, to working on creating a bond with stepchildren that can help increase the chances of a successful new marriage. Sometimes it may also become necessary to seek outside help through various resources to survive the transition from a struggling new family to a strong family unit. It is equally important to have the will and determination to use these resources to fight for survival, the future of the new family and the well-being of all parties involved. The main thing in resolving martial issues in a new marriage is to communicate and discuss relationship issues and potential future problems. before remarrying. Many issues stem from concerns a relationship partner may have before the new union. These problems are often the cause of divorce or remarriage. Jealousy over a former spouse or children from a previous marriage can cause serious friction and tension in the marriage if one partner does not provide reassurance and care to the other (Guisinger 447). While... middle of paper......d David Schuldberg “Changing Parent-Spouse Relationships in the Early Remarriage Years of Divorced Fathers.” Marriage and family journal. 51.2 (May 1989). 445-456. JSTOR. University of Alaska Lib., Fairbanks, AK. 08 August 2009. .MacDonald, William L. and Alfred DeMaris. “Remarriage, Stepchildren, and Marital Conflict: Challenges to the Incomplete Institutionalization Hypothesis.” Marriage and family journal. 57.2 (May 1995): 387-398. JSTOR. University of Alaska Lib., Fairbanks, AK. August 08, 2009.Thomson, Elizabeth, Jane Mosley, Thomas Hanson, and Sara McLanahan. "Remarriage, cohabitation, and changes in maternal behavior." Marriage and family journal. 63.2 (May 2001): 370-380. JSTOR. University of Alaska Lib., Fairbanks, AK. 08 August 2009. .