Hi Ish, haven't read all comments, therefore I might share someone's opinion.
Staying in a relationship even though , it doesn't fulfill our emotional or physical desires and needs to feel content and happy,is self harming.(the psychological impact would be stress,anxiety,sleeping and eating disorders....the list is long) Feeling stuck in a situation which we can't handle or control and having no strength to be honest to ourselves and those we owe honesty to, we will lose hope.. Hope to find happiness ...and love again.
It is a huge challenge and requires a lot of strength to be brave enough to accept things as they are and to let them go....
Cat, very true, and to be honest ,sure most of us do not dread the consequences , of giving false information on the tax declaration form as much as the ones of a failed relationship .
I was never single for long periods throughout my adult hood ,as I did believe that being in a relationship would be the way, to live a sastifying lifestyle.
Finding myself so much more content now.
Cat, because you like meat doesn't mean you can't become a vegetarian
Yes Map, and it can only work if adults get over themselves and put the kids first to make all parties happy. The only thing that matters to children is to be certain that their parents can be good together (just mum& dad)even apart or /and with new additions:)
Map, in my case I'm pretty lucky, the father of my children and myself will always do whatever is best for our kids, new relationships on both sides will have an impact on the kids.
We both know that if we dating somebody and it's going direction serious , the deal would be to communicate and working things out to deliver consistency and emotional security for the kids.Nothing less.
if I would start dating somebody, they wouldn't be involved in my children's life at all, as they have a dad who is taking his fatherhood very serious, and wouldn't ,for nothing in this world let somebody else take that from him , not financially or emotionally.
I know there are other cases out there, but to protect my kids from getting emotionally confused, I would move very carefully into a relationship with somebody who can't cope with my children...
RE: I noticed nothing changed on CS!
IMB , .... I'm only guessing