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Article: Does your parent have a new partner?
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- Work & Family Life
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Chances are that one or both of your parents will be with another person at some point in your life. If you have not warmed up to your parent's new arrangement or if it's creating friction, your first step should be to figure out why you feel the way you do.
It could be that you have been very protective of your parent and are uncomfortable with someone else taking over your role. Or perhaps the new person is assuming the place of a much-loved deceased or absent parent. You might see him or her as competition for your parent's time or you may have difficulty thinking about your parent as a sexually active person.
Puzzling choices
One might expect adult children to be thrilled when their ...