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The problem, of course, is what to do after the relationship breaks up?

While most parents tend to cut off ties with their former lovers, it’s seldom that simple for the kids.

Telling kids about a new romantic partner doesn’t guarantee that kids aren’t going to be resentful either. Like Hadfield, I’d be inclined to suggest that despite the risks, parents shouldn’t talk with their kids about every date they go on.

Being dumped with a babysitter rather than snuggling up to watch Friday night movies with mom can make kids blame the new love interest for robbing them of their parent’s attention. Online dating has made it easier to meet people, but that doesn’t mean kids should be subjected to the instability that an active dating life brings with it.

For example, Hadfield found that custodial parents wanted their new partners to take on a parenting role with their children, as well as being the parent's romantic partner.

As if that’s not complicated enough, parents are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.Second, parents expected a new romantic partner to help firm up the hierarchy in the family, putting the children back in their place and mom or dad back to being less of a child’s friend and more a parent with rules and expectations.Strangely, Hadfield found that very few of the people she interviewed talked about money as the main reason for having a live in romantic partner.After all, they didn’t choose to break up and can become very upset when they lose contact with another caregiver, especially if they had begun to like having that person around.It’s even worse if the child’s parent says disparaging things about her or his ex-lover.

But for those who do, and feel connected, a few visits, birthday cards, and texts could make the transition a lot smoother for everyone involved.