To ask those with 50/50 residency...

[Chipshopninja]

...how do you manage it?

Me and my partner may be seperating. We have one DD age 6.

If we split we will probably go for 50/50 residency.

For those of you who have this arrangement can I ask...

How do you cope not seeing your children everyday?

How do your children cope with it?

How do you split the time?

Any advice on how to make it easier for DD if we do separate?

I have the same arrangment as Maltropp.

It is 60:40 because of xh wirking ft and me pt.

It works well because: we are very flexible, very amicable (more than when together), live a 100meters from eachother, xh does everything with the kids as before - parties, friends for sleepovers etc, we have keys to both places, we trust eachother.

DC are very settled and very content. In fact it seems as if we have a bigger home rather than a split one.

Imo it doesn't matter how much you may miss your children, the reality is that they are half your x so, unless issues, they have the right to be with him as much as with you. If you cannot cope you do not separate.
Obviously the children wellbeing has to be taken into consideration and so everyfamily should, ideally, try to work out what's best for them (easily said than done).

I miss my dc but tbh I get to do so many things when they are not around that I do not mind. And when they are I can focus on them a lot more.

This thread has restored some faith in divorces. I am glad it doesn't always end in a bloodshed.