Navigating the dating world after separation but before divorce is like walking a tightrope. You’re legally married but emotionally moving on, creating a complicated situation for everyone involved.

Dating as a divorcee is difficult enough, but when you’re still legally married, navigating the early stages of co-parenting or thoroughly wrapped up with your previous partner in some way — well, ...

Tim (not his real name) and his live-in girlfriend come to meet me. Jamie wants to get married, “We’ve been living together for five years and it’s time!” she says. “I have been more than patient, but ...