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Divorce Lessons: 8 Critical Choices In Making a Positive Split

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:August 3, 2014
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Married Life Parenting Relationships Self-care
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Nobody wins in a divorce, but we can keep either side from losing if we stay present and positive in the coming months of negotiation and planning.

Playdates for Adults: The 5 Challenging Tasks of Finding a Partner

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:July 26, 2014
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Love Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad
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When you think about the person you might like to be spending your Saturday afternoon and Saturday night with, where do you imagine you might be on any given Saturday afternoon? And then it's your opportunity/responsibility to get yourself there. She/he might already be there.

5 Myths and 5 Truths About Online Dating Today

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:July 22, 2014
Post category:Dating Health and Fitness Joy Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad
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I hope you meet a lot of nice people out there. But don't be fooled by their looks, their profile statements, or their fluent email banter. Go for the face-to-face meeting with as little hassle and energy as possible. If it becomes difficult to land the date, for whatever reason, move on. If they wanted to meet they would also be trying to make it happen, not giving excuses.

We Have So Few Chances to Feel Loved: Online Dating Challenges

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:July 8, 2014
Post category:Dating Divorce humans of divorce Joy relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex Single-Dad
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During my failing marriage, I got very good at listening for the sirens of destruction (I had done something wrong) and looking for an escape or some heroic journey to fix the problem. Both in my marriage and in this relationship, that was not the right approach.

The Joy of Divorce and the 3 Gifts of Breaking Up

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:April 6, 2014
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Dating Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Joy Love Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality
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What I do best in life is love. And that I have been given a gift for sharing that experience via writing and music, is one of the major wins in my life. This new lease on love is another. May you find what you were looking for. May you find the happiness that comes from within so you can share it with others. The divorce gave me back my joy and freedom and allowed me a second chance to find life-long love.

What A Single Dad Wants In the Next Relationship

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 21, 2013
Post category:Co-Parenting Dating Divorce humans of divorce Joy Love Married Life Parenting relationship building Relationships Self-care Sex sexual chemistry Single-Dad Spirituality
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I look forward to having another opportunity to learn about myself "in a relationship" at some point. I'm happy and patient right where I am. But I believe by having my priorities clear and articulated I can do a better job of finding and sorting through the process of finding that NEXT RELATIONSHIP. I wait enthusiastically.

All Available Light: Positive Parenting Energy Is Never Lost

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:October 17, 2013
Post category:Co-Parenting Depression Divorce humans of divorce Married Life Money Parenting Self-care Single-Dad
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Live your life as you would like to see your kids living theirs. Show them the adults they can be, by demonstrating the best that you can be. Anything less is a miss. Parenting and co-parenting resources come and go, theories of parenting and how do recover from divorce will change from season to season, but this truth never changes.

A Return to Wholeness After Divorce

Post author:John McElhenney
Post published:September 21, 2013
Post category:Anger Co-Parenting Depression Divorce Health and Fitness humans of divorce Married Life Money Parenting Relationships Self-care Single-Dad Spirituality
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In divorce, when you lose everything, what you still have is your kids. And while you are deep into the recovery of your own feelings, paying attention and parenting from a place of wholeness is critical.