Richard Hogan: How can I cope seeing my ex-husband with someone new?

To complicate things further, the person he is dating is someone we both know and he wants to bring our daughter on holiday with them 

While it's completely natural to grieve the loss of your relationship, talking to a professional can be a positive step forward in the healing process.

Richard, I am in my early 40s and separated from my husband last year. We have one daughter together. This last year has been the most difficult year of my life, and to make matters worse, he has recently started to date someone we both know. I am finding this incredibly difficult and find myself getting very angry at my daughter when she talks about her father’s girlfriend in a positive way. He asked me if he could take our daughter on holiday with him and his girlfriend in August and I broke down. He saw me crying and I’m annoyed with myself for that. I’m all over the place. What would you advise?

Thank you for your mail. I’m very sorry to hear that your
relationship with your husband ended last year. When we start out in a new relationship and it develops into a serious commitment, we never consider the potential of that relationship ending.