Me and my Husband separated a few years ago, he moved out but left me in the Family home to look after our children - we felt that they needed some stability and we tossed to see who went!. He's a good father who sees his kids half the time and cares for them deeply.
We split after our marriage failed - fault on both sides.
I'm single, but he has a girlfriend he sees, she (divorced) has a family so they fit their relationship around each of their family commitments.
We do still have some financial ties (mainly the house), but all in all we have managed fairly well and our kids have survived the split.
Recently our financial situations have changed and we are both struggling (to put it mildly).
To cut to the chase, we are thinking about sharing the family house - it has the space - and continuing to co-parent under the same roof. In the main it makes sense, we know there will be problems, but feel that we can manage it - especially given the support of a counsellor (we used to guide us through the separation) and our friends and family.
What to do? I think we can manage it, I think the kids would welcome it - especially as we're about to hit a few years of exams (o/a levels) and moving them between different places is a bit tiring.
As I said, my ex has a girlfriend - he would still see her once a week and, while he is very much my ex, that may irritate me.
This is my first post - it'd be good to get some insight.
Thanks,
lx