Dating With Kids

I was sitting at work the other day and started talking to one of my coworkers about dating. She is in a relationship with a 41 year old man. He has an 18 year old daughter with another woman. She was telling me the story of what had happened in their relationship over Thanksgiving. It seems he was at a relative’s house that is friends with my coworker. When this relative inquired when was the last time that he saw my coworker, he said that he had not seen her in months. He then went on to bad mouth her to this relative. Now, my coworker was very upset with this happening. Did she leave him? No. Did she confront him? No. She has decided to go on like it did not happen.

Many people wonder why they are not happy in the relationship that they are in. One of the reasons is that we do not truly see a relationship for what it is. In the case of my coworker, she has not realized that she is not in a healthy relationship with this man. To be happy in our relationships, we must not give up ground on what we see as being important. Do not let things like cheating on you slide because you love someone. In the end, this will not make you happy.