Dating: Myth #1–If I’m Happy, They’ll Be Happy
Air Date: 2020-12-01Our culture tries to convince us that personal happiness is at the center of life. For example, the divorce culture says, “If I’m not happy in my marriage why should I have to stay?” and single parents sometimes think, “If I’m in love and happy, my kids will be happy, too.” But there is no guarantee your romance will improve the lives of your children; in fact, your happiness can bring great unhappiness to your kids. So pursue romance but carefully consider how it’s impacting your children.
Ron Deal
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Ron is a marriage and family author, conference speaker, and therapist. He is Founder and President of As For Me And My House Ministries, LLC (www.RonDeal.org) and now serves as director of FamilyLife Blended.
Ron is author of The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family (and DVD series), The Smart Stepmom (coauthored with Laura Petherbridge), The Smart Stepfamily Marriage (coauthored with Dr. David Olson), and The Smart Stepdad. His latest book is Dating and the Single Parent. A...
