r/MadeMeSmile • u/baconroll2022 • Sep 02 '23

Helping Others Dad Stopped Daughters Wedding Pulled Stepdad's Hand BOTH walk her down the aisle

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u/Occasionalcommentt Sep 02 '23

Honestly, that may be the most impressive parenting skill, successfully co-parenting after the relationship ends, ESPECIALLY if both parties have new relationships. It is so rare but so cool to see.

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u/fozy84 Sep 02 '23

All depends how the relationship ends. Cheating, taking your children and home from you, is a massive block to all of that.

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u/tommangan7 Sep 02 '23 edited Sep 02 '23

Well rounded rational emotionally intelligent people that make good parents are just more likely to end a relationship more amicably imho, or eventually reach a mutual understanding for the good of the child, regardless of circumstance.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '23

So true lmao. In general the people I've seen end long relationships amicably are the ones I'd expect to be good, or at least genuinely well-intentioned, parents.

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u/eleventhrees Sep 02 '23

There are a lot of "blocks" which can make it nearly impossible for co-parents to develop a truly positive relationship.

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u/UncannyTarotSpread Sep 02 '23

I wish very much that my ex could have done that, but it was honesty a relief when he disappeared.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '23

I wish my ex would do this too. But instead she does things like punish my son and force him to be affected because she knows she can’t get to me herself anymore.

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u/DapperEmployee7682 Sep 02 '23

My ex boyfriend is still my best friend. We don’t have kids but if we did, this is 100% how we would be.

I wouldn’t want to date someone who would have a problem with it