Social Repenetration and Digital Media Communication Experience in Reconciliation Marriages, A Case Study in Indonesia

Diah Handayani, Dian Marhaeni Kurdaningsih

Abstract: The reconciliation marriage is a unique phenomenon in Indonesia. Reconciliation is the process of remarrying previously divorced married couples. It is not easy to conduct a reconciliation marriage, because to initiate reconciliation, sometimes couples who have separated are still haunted by past trauma. Communication efforts are needed in the form of a reprenetration process that is rebuilding trust after everything is destroyed due to dishonesty and lack of open communication. This research is a case study, the informants were selected using purposive criteria based problems and interactive analysis by Miles and Huberman. The results of the study indicate the presence of the factors of religiousity, responsibilities and family ideals as the reasons for reconciled marriages. The role of conventional media creates a little comfort in the process of reconciliation marriage. The role of a third person as a liaison for goodness (islah) and digital media as a flexible medium, turns ou to be a good liaison mediums.

Keywords: Repenetration, reconciliation, online media, communication experience