"Then we had another realization. If we were to live on two separate properties, our shared daughter would need two of everything: two beds, two sets of things for her room. It made much more sense, from both a financial and emotional support perspective, for us to still live on the same property. It helped that we already lived somewhere with an in-laws apartment that my ex-husband could move into."
"It's unconventional, but I currently live on the same property as my ex-husband. When we divorced, we decided to prioritize our 9-year-old daughter, whom we had together, rather than our own needs. My other children, aged 18 and 14, also live here and get along well with their ex-stepdad. They're from another marriage. The relationship with my first husband lasted from when I was 20 till I was 30. My second husband was from 30 to 40."
Katie Lynch, 41, lives on the same property as her ex-husband to prioritize their nine-year-old daughter's stability and manage financial pressures. She also shares the household with two older children from a previous marriage, who get along with their ex-stepfather. After two years of attempting to reconcile, the couple decided to divorce and audited assets and debts, concluding that maintaining one household reduced duplication of belongings and expenses. The property included an in-laws apartment, allowing an amicable spatial separation. Social reactions range from bemusement to understanding when cost-of-living pressures and child-centered reasoning are explained.
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