5 Tips for Dating after Divorce
Dating after divorce is something that can be both delightful and nerve-wracking. Here are some tips to ensure your success in finding new love again. By Carolyn Ellis Dating after divorce can make you feel like you’ve landed on an alien planet. Especially if you’ve been in a long-term marriage or relationship, getting back out on the dating scene can be quite bewildering. Having been through a separation or divorce, one thing you want to try to ensure is that history isn’t going to repeat itself! These five tips can help you get your dating experience off on the right foot: 1....
Stepfamily Dynamics
Stepfamilies are unique and individual – what works for one family may not work for another. Understanding the dynamics of your children and partner in the new constellation of your stepfamily helps create more harmony, trust and connection. By Jeffrey Cottrill Stepfamilies have unique and changing dynamics you need to respect and navigate along the way. "It's important not to diminish the biological, non-residential parent in any way," says Lillian Messinger, author of Remarriage: A Family Affair. "The children have a right to that parent's love." Ex-spouses will still be linked to ea...
10 Tips for Keeping Love Alive
Knowing how to nurture and strengthen your love relationships on a daily basis helps pave the way for sustainable love and connection. Here are some tips for keeping love alive in your relationship. By Diana Shepherd 1. Make time to connect lovingly with your partner every day. A couple can significantly improve their chances of relationship success by devoting as little as 15 minutes a day exclusively to each other. For instance, choose to go to bed a little earlier and wake up a little earlier, and spend the extra time in bed cuddling, making love, and reaffirming your love for each ot...
How Blended Families Differ from Nuclear Families
Just because you’ve found someone you love after divorce and want to spend the rest of your days with doesn’t mean your children will be so loving or excited about the new stepfamily. There are some important differences between a blended family and a nuclear family that can help you get your stepfamily off on the right footing. By Jeffrey Cottrill Although blended families, or stepfamilies, have become much more common and accepted in recent years, people still fall into the trap of expecting them to run on automatic. The most frequent mistake that people make when marrying into ste...
Post-Divorce Dating Safety Rules
Dating after divorce can feel like a big maze, with all kinds of ways to meet the next Mr. or Ms. Right. However, it’s important to keep dating safety rules in mind as you get out there and meet new people. By Sabrina Touchino Dating after divorce in the internet age can be an exciting way to meet someone new, but it’s important to be safe. Caution is the keyword here. It doesn't matter how or where you've met someone -- whether it was through the personals, online, at a bar, or even though friends -- don't ignore dating safety by rushing into too much intimacy too fast. Don't be too...
Where To Find Your New Love After Divorce
There's no "surefire" way to meet Mr. or Ms. Right, but opening yourself up to different scenes and a variety of people will certainly increase your chances of success. Here are some tips on broadening your soulmate search and finding love after divorce. By Jeffrey Cottrill Dating can seem like a frightening prospect after you've been divorced. Chances are that you have the disadvantage of not having been in the dating scene for many years -- and the rules and customs are constantly changing. Our fast-paced, busy work world today leaves us with little time to search seriously when dating...
How to Master the Art of Flirting
Dating after divorce can feel awkward, especially if you haven’t practiced your flirtation and conversational skills with potential romantic partners in a while. Here are the essentials to master the art of flirting. By Diana Shepherd Now that you're emotionally ready to meet your soulmate, you have to find him/her. Here's a hint: he/she probably isn't sitting on your sofa waiting to watch Grey’s Anatomy with you. So you're going to have to leave your comfort zone and put yourself out there if you want to get back into the world of dating. This doesn't mean as a single mom or a di...
How to Tell If You’re Ready to Date Again
Getting ready for that all-important first date post-divorce is a big milestone in your new life. Before you get out there and risk further injury to your heart, here are some ways to tell if you’re ready to date again after divorce. By Diana Shepherd Before you even consider dating after divorce, you need to make sure you're past the "walking wounded" stage following your relationship breakdown. Here are some clues to let you know you've arrived: the thought of your ex no longer generates intense feelings of anger, hatred, or grief; you no longer feel the need to talk about hi...
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