Customer Reviews
Solid Help for Couples that Remarry 
2008-06-27
This is a well-written, informative, helpful book for couples that choose to remarry. I've never been a fan of "step-" anything (hate the label stepmom that applies to me!) but I set aside my dislike for the title and actually read this book. Glad I did.
There is a lot of useful material here about bonding together in a marriage that may not be a first one for you, your partner, or both. Good solid ways to connect, unify, and move forward. Very well done!
Lauren Hodge
Apple Valley, California
I also highly recommend: Happily Remarried: Making Decisions Together * Blending Families Successfully * Building a Love That Will Last
Love it 
2007-08-28
It's a Great Book , it just cuts to the chase. Very Very helpful. Highly Recommend
MUST Read - Love It!! 2007-04-23
MUST read!! Anyone who is in a relationship with someone who has children this is a great book, even if the relationship does not seem serious or long lasting. I am only half way thru and the examples, insights, the feelings, and the understanding from all sides of what takes place in a blended family is great!! Also, gives recommendations to ways to improve, the things to try, what worked & did not work for many in a blended family. I thought I knew a lot coming from a blended family but becoming a step mother was and is very difficult. My 3 yr marriage is on the rocks & I wish I had this book when we first started dating. I love my husband and I am using this book to help me understand better and I hope is it not too late to save my marriage.
Stepcoupling: Creating and sustainig a Strong Marriage in Today's Blended Family 2007-03-08
This an excellent book for step-family orientation. It is also provides superb information about what a maariage should be.
Wonderful and Inspiring Book...Especially the Last Two Chapters! 2007-02-09
This is a wonderful and valuable book for anyone currently in a stepfamily or contemplating a remarriage with children involved. The last two chapters stick out in my mind the most, especially the second to the last Chapter - Empowering Everyone. The stories and insights shared throughout the book are very honest and inspiring. The fact that the author wrote this book based on her own personal experience and was willing to share so much of her own struggle and challenges in her stepfamily, make it very believable and easy to read. It's nice to get advice from someone who has actually been there and has experienced some of the same things you are struggling with.
I would say that I can relate to many of the situations covered in this book and chuckled when I ran across some that I had also gone thru but didn't know how to handle. This book is easy to read and very understandable and gives me hope and a new perspective on my situation. I would encourage anyone thinking of creating a stepfamily to read this book and to hang onto it - you'll need it along the way. My husband is reading it now!
The Best One Out There 2007-01-30
Love may be sweeter the second time around, but once the bliss of a newfound relationship wears off a little, the reality of being part of a stepfamily sets in. If you are one of the millions of remarried Americans facing the challenge of blending two existing families into one cohesive whole, you are part of a stepcouple—and you know all too well how hard it can be to make your marriage work in sometimes tough terrain.
Different parenting styles, finances, relationships with ex-spouses, legal matters, and even seemingly simple issues such as the kinds of chores assigned to children can chisel away at your union if you don’t always make your marriage a priority.
Stepcoupling offers advice for stepcouples on how to do just that—all the while strengthening their blended family with a healthy marriage. Susan Wisdom and Jennifer Green provide tips and strategies on dealing with the issues remarried couples face, with a wealth of advice from real-life stepcouples, such as:
* Learning to tailor your expectations of your spouse or children and remembering that no family is perfect
* Knowing where your boundaries are, whether involving a hostile ex-spouse or a stepchild who demands too much attention
* Realizing that traits like flexibility, tolerance, forgiveness, and openness are especially essential in a stepfamily situation
* Making “us” time for talking, problem-solving, weekends away, and enjoying your marriage to constantly renew and strengthen your bond as a couple
Let this invaluable remarriage manual help you make your stepcouple the foundation of a strong, happy, and successful stepfamily.
A great read 2006-06-30
This book is one that you will read through and learn a lot from. But, it is also a book that you will be able to pick up and find helpful hints with situations you may be experiencing w/ blending your family. I have read the book and now my fiance is also reading it. It is outlined well and you can quickly find something specific you may be looking for. I would encourage anyone who is planning on blending a family or anyone who is already in the blending process to read this.
NOT a good book for the noncustodial stepmom 
2006-06-09
This book does NOT help with issues a stepmom may have with the childrens mother or with bonding with the step children. IT is a disappointment.
This book has become my bible. 2005-09-28
What a great book! I highly recommend it. With this book I learned about expectations and boundaries, how to deal with an ex-spouse, how to communicate effectively with my new husband,his child and my own children. I was able to relate to the example couples used in this book. It really helped to know that other couples had the same problems and felt the same way about blending families. Blending families is a quite a challenge, but this book helped create a smoother transition for me, my children, my husband and his child. This book also helps to show what the kids are going through and that it's just as difficult for them as it is for the adults. This was a very helpful and imformative book.
An Important Reminder About A Stepfamily's Balancing Act 2004-08-13
The authors identify the many issues that stand in the way of a couple's happiness in blended families--intrusive ex-spouses, difficult stepchildren, a parent's close relationship to his or her biological children, to name just a few. Wisdom and Green constantly encourage readers to nurture the "stepcouple" relationship in the face of these challenges, and provide practical advice about how to do it. The tone is authoritative and hopeful, and the book includes interesting anecdotes from anonymous stepfamily members. "Stepcoupling" is a very useful and well-organized book that will help stepparents and their spouses grapple with many stepfamily challenges. As a parent in a family with "his," "hers" and "ours" kids, I personally found the book both inspiring and overwhelming. It's an important reminder about how hard we must all work in blended families to balance everyone's interests and needs.
