Getting it right the second time

Second marriages break up more often than first ones. Not because people try less, but because life is more complicated: kids, exes, money, two households. If you are in DFW and want your next marriage to be your last, start with who you choose.

Questions to ask early

• How do we handle kids from before, and the exes?
• Whose house, or a new one?
• How do we split money?
• What went wrong last time, in your own words?

What to look for this time

• Someone who owns their part of the past, without blaming.
• Someone whose daily life fits yours, not only the dates.
• Someone your friends like.

What the long-marriage data says

NamesBonds is built on the largest study ever done on names and lifelong marriage: official marriage and divorce records of nearly 1.3 million US couples, many followed for 40 years.

In a test on couples it had never seen, 95 in 100 couples our matching rated 90 or higher never divorced, 40 years later.

Singles events in DFW this month

Want to meet people face to face too? These organizers run regular singles nights in Dallas and Fort Worth:

• Jigsaw Dating: speed dating and happy hours, including ages 40 to 55.
• CitySwoon: matched speed dating in Dallas, by age group.
• The Fun Singles: speed dating and mixers for 43 to 55 and 56+, in person and online.
• 101Media: speed dating and singles mixers across DFW.

How NamesBonds works in Dallas

• Free to join.
• You sign up with your name and a few details about your life.
• We show you only the people who score high with you for a love that lasts, best matches first.

Ready to choose the one you stay with?

Questions people ask

Do second marriages last?

Many do. The ones that last usually start with clear talks about kids, money and where to live, before the wedding, not after.

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Built on the largest study ever done on names and lifelong marriage: nearly 1.3 million US couples.