This has been an interesting summer. I have enjoyed reading all of the posts and I really do appreciate all of the wonderful advice and support.

I am sitting here on the couch,watching Dancing with the Stars and I am going to head to the gym in half an hour. This show makes me think about things (in a good way) because this was the show the ex gf and I watched all the time. Reading the blogs and entries makes me wonder about all of these Step Parent relationship things.

I have to believe that most relationships do work out.

I have to believe that many parents place their children's welfare over their problems in the short term.

I have to believe that most people can place their divorce in the past and start a relationship that can be healthy and happy.

Love does happen again, we are not trapped by the past -- unless we want to be. We make the decisions to repeat our mistakes, they just don't happen again and again.

Its often hard to make the decision to ask for the best in a relationship, but we should. Why settle when being alone is not that bad.

Being picky at the first makes for less heart ache than ignoring warning signs.

I am still optimistic and actually more happy than I have been in a long time. My daughter is happy too. Life can be good

Kevin