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I have recently left my ex who I have a 5 year old with and im finding it hard as I miss my girl a lot I do see her but only when im not working. any advice on what I should do as missing her is getting hard and thinking of going back. I have a new partner who understands and try\'s to help but this isn\'t going to stop me missing her. I really don\'t know what to do about helping not miss her.
Thanks
Hi Scott and welcome to the forum 🙂
I\'m sorry to hear you are struggling. It\'s tough and there are many here that can relate to how you are feeling. It will get better in time and you will find ways of coping with your feelings of loss...not a great deal of help right now I know.
It\'s great that your partner is supportive, I cant advise you on going back to your ex but all I will say is that if you do you should make sure it\'s for the right reasons, otherwise you\'ll just be storing up further hurt in the future.
Best of luck
Hi Scott,
I know exactly how you feel.
My wife left me back in June with my kids and I went through a very dark period because I missed them and the life I had with them so much.
Believe me, it does get easier with time. I have a joint custody arrangement of my kids so get to see them every week. What is allows me to do is spend quality time with them and do fun things. All I can suggest is that you focus on the times when you see your daughter and really embrace that time with her.
It is great that you have such a supportive partner - take that as a huge positive that you have someone by your side that is with you every step of the way.
I don\'t know the reasons why you and your ex split but if you are considering getting back together make sure it is for the right reasons and not just that you want to spend more time with your daughter. I can honestly talk from experience on that - after a troubled marriage and staying together for the sake of the kids can cause more harm than good.
Not sure if that helps you at all but just wanted to share with you my own experience of a recent split.
Here to chat more if you need to mate.
Cheers
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