By Lori Lowe

While the rate of success for second marriages is lower than for first marriages, some experts say divorced couples can learn from their mistakes and enjoy much happier and stable second marriages.

Conflict from step-children and the baggage brought into the second marriage can lead to stress on the marriage, contributing to increased failure rates. However, some believe that learning from one’s previous mistakes before beginning a new relationship with wisdom and maturity can increase the odds of success.

This article from the Daily Mail in the U.K. cites many couples who explain that false expectations, lack of agreement on what they wanted from marriage, or rushing into a young marriage, caused them to fail the first time around. They say after growing up themselves, and... More...