Co-parenting is never easy. But it definitely gets harder when another adult is introduced. No one expects their co-parent to stay single forever (unless that's their choice) but when they have a new partner, it changes the dynamic you've carefully set up. We're all human, having feelings about your former partner being with someone new is inevitable. One dad has really captured what it's like to see your co-parent move on and the difficulty of dealing with their new relationship. But he also offers some great advice on how to deal with it.

Sean Whalen, explains the journey that he and his ex-wife's new husband have been on to reach a place of acceptance. "It wasn’t too long ago he and I stood in the front yard of my ex wife’s house damn near throwing down with police an route," he explains. But their relationship has since turned a corner.

"Today he and my ex and kids all had thanksgiving at my house and when he walked in he gave me a big hug and said “happy thanksgiving man.”"

Being able to spend time with your ex and their new partner isn't something you can do right off the bat. As Whalen points out, usually you're still holding on to the feelings that came from the end of your relationship. "One of the single greatest struggles of my life was my anger. My bitterness and resentment towards my ex and our divorce," he writes. Often, those feelings hinder any sort of progress you can make as co-parents.

"I have so many reasons to be “mad” and to hate them both. But I learned that building a relationship with them wasn’t for my kids or for us, going into the deepest parts of my PRIDE & EGO & SOUL to learn to love them," Whalen says.

But he makes a very good point. "What kind of man was I if I hated my children’s mom?" he asks. The end of a relationship is so hard. Even more so when there are kids involved. You've spent a long time loving each other, building a life together and then one day it's all over. And then they choose to move on and create a new life with someone else. It's a lot to take. But as Whalen notes, holding onto those feelings isn't helpful if you want to have a successful co-parenting relationship.

"You MUST love your ex for one reason. You MUST FORGIVE & TRULY LOVE for one reason. YOU," he says.

Forgiveness and acceptance take time. But like Whalen says, if you want to have even a semi-decent co-parenting relationship, let alone a good one, you have to try.

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