Dating With Children, When is it Appropriate for My Date(s) to Meet My Kids
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Dating With Children, When is it Appropriate for My Date(s) to Meet My Kids

Q:  I am a single parent about to start dating again. When is it appropriate for my date(s) to meet my kids? A:  Good for you for getting back out to date!  But I think you need to keep dating and parenting separate.  I don’t  think it’s ever appropriate to introduce your kids to a…

Five Ways to Create and Maintain Stability In Relationships with BPD Partners

Five Ways to Create and Maintain Stability In Relationships with BPD Partners

The shock of being threatened with a knife by his twenty-three year old wife Charlene hit Jackson really hard. He arranged a separation from Charlene to recover, and to begin to feel safe again. The toughest moments came when he wanted to hear her voice that had encouraged him so often. Growing up in a…

Breakup Advice – Are You Finding it Hard to go on Without the Love of Your life?
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Breakup Advice – Are You Finding it Hard to go on Without the Love of Your life?

Finding the love of your life is an incredible high, especially if on some level you view him or her as above your typical dating league.  So naturally, when it doesn’t work out or worse, it suddenly ends without warning, it may feel like you will never find anyone better.  However, it is only that…

Understanding How to Fight Fair When Relationships Have Tense Moments

Understanding How to Fight Fair When Relationships Have Tense Moments

When couples dating or married get into arguments it is important to fight fair. Not fighting fair can really damage a relationship. The minute a couple can embrace fighting fair when an argument arises their relationship will grow to be stronger  and both parties will see the other partner has the other partner’s best interest…

Understanding and Navigating Relationships with Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Understanding and Navigating Relationships with Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

At The Borderline … All beginnings are lovely – or so the sage proclaims. Relationships per se are difficult. Two individuals come together – attraction, lust, love, personality styles, personal and family histories, attachment, and lifestyles collide – and there you are in the middle of a daring, challenging, and steamy relationship. If this ship…