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Ron L. Deal

Dating: Best Practices 1

June 23, 2020
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Dating for two is difficult. Dating in a crowd is downright complicated.

Lots of singles find themselves dating and either they or the person they’re dating have a child. Now, kids have strong emotions and opinions about what’s happening. In other words, the whole family is dating. Be proactive and have a plan for how to include them in a constructive way. How you do this is going to depend on a number of factors but first you have to recognize you’re dating in a crowd. You can’t compartmentalize your life and fall in love as if it won’t impact your kids. It will.

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About Ron L. Deal

Ron L. Deal is the Director of blended family ministries at FamilyLife®, and is the author/coauthor of the books The Smart Stepfamily, The Smart Stepdad, The Smart Stepmom, Dating and the Single Parent, and The Remarriage Checkup. Ron voices the FamilyLife Blended short feature and is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist who frequently appears in the national media, including FamilyLife Today® and Focus on the Family, and he conducts marriage and family seminars around the country. Ron and his wife, Nan, have been married since 1986 and have three boys.

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