How to Integrate Partners Into Your Family Structure

The third pillar is, be thoughtful and deliberate about how you integrate partners into your family structure. It's going to signal to your kids that they should form a deeper attachment to those people than they would someone you just introduce as a friend. And it's important to have intentional conversations with your partners about when they start getting included in family type things,. What kind of commitment is there? How will you handle things if your relationship does need to descalate or break up?