Divorce and Remarriage Interview
Interview a divorced or remarried person. Ask how the individual’s definition of love changed as she or he went through the following phases: dating, engagement, marriage, marital dissolution and divorce, singlehood and remarriage. Tod to this exercise well, spent about 45 to 60 minutes with the person in order to get a good understanding of what happened in the marriage and why. Support the individual’s responses with information found in our text and one additional outside source.
Sample Answer
Here is an interview I conducted with a divorced woman named Sarah.
Interviewer: Hi Sarah, thank you for taking the time to talk to me today. I’m interested in learning about how your definition of love changed as you went through the different phases of your relationship.
Sarah: Sure, I’m happy to talk about it.
Interviewer: When you were dating, what did love mean to you?
Sarah: When I was dating, I thought love was all about passion and excitement. I was looking for someone who made me feel happy and alive. I didn’t really think about the practical side of things, like compatibility or shared values.
Interviewer: What about when you got engaged? Did your definition of love change at all?