Coparent demands his former wife gives him a heads up about her new boyfriends: ‘I sent her a polite text basically asking for her to give me a heads up if she’s going to be introducing the kids to a new partner’

How do you handle a disagreement between coparents?This story hits close to home. I am a child of divorce; I know there's a bunch of us out there. Is it a fun part of relationships? No. Is it a recurrent part of reality? Yes, absolutely. Nobody goes into a marriage expecting things to go wrong, or at least, I really hope so. That said, things happen, and couples that seem to be able to last forever are better off as separate individuals. Let me make this clear: divorce is not always awful. Believe it or not, it can be the better option. That is one of the most valuable lessons I learned as a kid. When I was younger, my parents were a bit chaotic. They struggled to be on the same page about day-to-day preoccupations of life and ended up distancing from one another. Most people would think this is not so great a scenario for a child, but you would be wrong. When they finally made the decision to part ways, I was young, but even I could see it was for the best. They went on to figure out a co-parenting relationship that, after a while, ended up being quite functional and gave them the space they needed to be happy on their own. It is not an easy process, I'll admit that much. But it …

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