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The season for love is HAVE YOURSAY


Its time to help, share inspire and uplift others. I


n case you haven’t noticed, the holidays are approach- ing and you know what that


means- the season for love is changing. With the entire summer season quickly becoming a distant memory, those flying solo know, consciously or oth- erwise, the parade of holidays is just over the horizon- the gamut of dates through winter which insight emotions about being alone or without love. No one enjoys returning to family on festive holidays without some- one in tow- a kind of shield if you will. Lets admit having someone on our arm helps deflect the question- ing and certain glances we could do without. You know the ones that say, poor so-and-so has no one in their life- as if we cant take care of our self or be alone and still be happy. Notice I didn’t say lonely because


there is a difference. Still, it can be a tough road into Holiday Town without someone to share the fes- tivities. For some of us intimacy is the


icing we’d like to put aside because we know its not good for us right


50 Divorced parents | www.divorcedparents.co.uk Home My story How can I help? What are the benefits? Finding now. And that’s ok. On the flip side, some date more


often thinking we need to have another person in our lives for our children. I did that early on. For some reason I felt it was necessary for my children to see their dad in a loving relationship and with a woman who could act as a signifi- cant role model. During the trials of dating I sub- jected myself from the moving- way-to-fast to the inexplicable and why-am-I-doing-this. Regardless, I always stayed true when it came to my children- I kept my personal life private and my kids were always my priority. From my own personal experi- ences dating post-divorce (even slipping in a marriage and then prompt annulment) over 13 years until I engaged with my own pro- posal to a beautiful and intelligent woman earlier this year, here are some thoughts to consider.


1 Meeting your children is a privilege


2 Use the 3- 6 mos rule to gauge when to enter the kids


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