Dad dating after divorce

01-Aug-2020 03:32

If you’re divorced, or have ended a long-term relationship, well-meaning relatives and friends may encourage you to start dating again soon.

But how will you know when you're ready for a new relationship?

The quality of that connection – good, damaged, or otherwise – powerfully impacts dads and daughters in a multiple of ways.

A father’s effect on his daughter’s psychological well-being and identity is far-reaching.

He suggests that divorced parents call a truce with their ex-spouse – to put an end to active fighting and to collaborate.

The father-daughter connection, even several years after a family dissolves, is heavily influenced by consistency in contact and the quality of the relationship.

Certainly a strong father-daughter connection is a challenge when it comes to post-divorce relationships. In his recent book Always Dad, Paul Mandelstein, advises divorced dads to find ways to play a crucial role in their daughter’s life.Why is the father-daughter bond so vulnerable to disruption after divorce?