Dealing with your spouse's ex when children are involved 13 Articles

by Lisa Powell

The children DO come first! When you marry your spouse knowing that he/she has children by another relationship, then you should be prepared to deal with a lot of issues. Some issues will dissolve with time; others may n...read more

by Miss AngelDe

My "Story" is a little different than most. We are the extraordinary group. It all didn't happen overnight and I am not trying to minimize any of this. Never the less, this is "Our Story" of how we deal with the spouse's...read more

by Carolyn Tytler

If you ever hope to have an amiable relationship with your spouse's ex, the first thing you must do is forget every unflattering tale you've heard about him or her. As difficult as this may be, it is one of the most import...read more

by Lauren Rogers

Between my husband and me, we have three ex-spouses and six children. Yes, my marriage can become crowded at times. And of course, the over crowded times are never convenient or pleasant. I have one ex-husband. He d...read more

by Norma Hill

PUT THE KIDS FIRST. The ex will always be the other PARENT. Divorce will not change that. If you can work with and get along with the ex, GREAT! Do it! If he or she is still hurting or angry over the divorce, then accept...read more

by S Lane

I have been looking all over to find something where I can write about this new experience I have been through. I am not even sure if I have picked the right title for it. There were options such as being the other woman...read more

by Jane Robinson

My partner and I have a beautiful two year old daughter of our own and another on the way. From my partners previous marriage he has two gorgeous daughters that are ten and eight. I love them all dearly unfortunately h...read more

by Katherine Mills

Can you survive the ex? If someone had said that to me sixteen years ago I may have thought twice about getting married again. I had met a wonderful guy who had two young boys. Right away I got along reall...read more

by Kelly Kaminski

I live a blessed life. I found the man that I want to spend the rest of my life with, joined an awesome church...... and gained the biggest pain in my ass. Yeah that man of my dreams had a pit stop on the way to fate. Le...read more

by Lori Mccowin

I've found myself in a dilemma that has taken control of my life. I'm married to a man that had chosen abortion as an option to an unwanted pregnancy to a woman that he was with before I had met him. I understand that this...read more

by Natalia Figueroa

HOW CAN I DEAL WITH THIS? That's the first thing that came to my mind when my fiancee told me I have two kids from my previous marriage. I'm 20 years old. At that moment I was 19. Most people telling me I'm at th best ti...read more

by Goldie Mullins

I found the man of my dreams....? He is handsome, hardworking and extremely loyal. May I add a little more to that man, like an ex-wife and a son. I know, I know...I have heard it all before, " Well, you knew what yo...read more

by Chata

One never has to deal with a spouse's ex unless one chooses to. This is your choice. A decision you have made to get involved when you agreed to marry into an already made family. An ex is capable of either making your cur...read more