These days spouses feel they have the right to meet the new partners in their ex’s lives. Look at Jon and Kate Plus Eight. Kate wants to know the woman her children are going to spend time with when they are with Jon who has found himself a new girlfriend. This is not so unusual. From the standpoint of the children, parents need to be aware that a gradual introduction to new partners in their lives is much easier for kids to accept than total immersion.
But does a mother have the right to insist that she meet the new girlfriend? Read more…