Single-Dad Archives

Planning For the Future In Your Relationship

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:June 28, 2015
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex sexual chemistry Single-Dad

Stay focused in the present moment, but do allow yourself to dream and project into the future with your partner. Opening those doors of dreaming together has been a gateway of power for us.

The Third Glass is an Anti-Aphrodisiac for Me

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:June 17, 2015
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Third Glass Series

The choice to head towards less consciousness on a regular basis is a conscious choice, nonetheless. Decide consciously when are about to fill up your third glass. Talk about the evening with your significant other.

Carrying the Load: Money Issues from Marriage to Child Support

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:June 3, 2015
Post category:Co-Parenting Divorce Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

Unless I want to sue her, but that's contrary to my entire premise of the positive co-parent. I'm learning to be better, more forgiving, and more loving, even of my ex-wife.

Loving Again as a Single Parent is an Ongoing Leap of Faith

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:May 31, 2015
Post category:Dating Divorce Love Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

And as we radiate and recommit, as we lean in towards one another and take the leap of faith towards life-transforming love, we can see the effect our joy is having on our friends and family. And the kids, while still readjusting to our new configuration, are already showing warmth and enthusiasm around our together unit, which now includes a new partner for me.

The Benefits of a Happy Ex-Wife (Positive Divorce and CoParenting)

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:May 25, 2015
Post category:burn Co-Parenting Divorce Health and Fitness Love Married Life Parenting Relationships Sex Single-Dad

I will be in the process of recalibrating my life in relationship to my ex-wife probably for the rest of my life. Even after the kids are off and doing their own lives, there are always collective contributions that need to be made, adult advice that needs to be given, and we will never fully separate from the relationship.

Rising Again from a Depressed Silence: Dating a Divorced Dad

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:May 21, 2015
Post category:Dating Depression Health and Fitness humans of divorce Love Relationships Self-care Single-Dad

I learned that one person cannot keep a marriage together no matter how hard they try or how much they want to keep the family together. I was in agreement that things could not continue as they had been.

Massive Action: The Return Journey Begins Now

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:February 5, 2015
Post category:Co-Parenting deep space divorce saga Depression Divorce Health and Fitness Love Married Life Parenting Self-care Single-Dad

That's how the first home base became a hostile environment for both of us. We labored to keep the kids out of the fray and we began couples counseling two very different perspectives.

In Relationship with a Single Parent: Ground Rules

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:January 31, 2015
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Health and Fitness Joy Love Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad

There are plenty of single parents who use their kids to get out of almost every obligation. Even obligations to themselves, for say... exercise, dating, taking responsibility for their own actions. And I have been the dad who apologized for checking his phone when a text dinged while on a date.