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If you're on the other side of the table and are worried about your ex's dating habits, you may want to ask for an order or an agreement requiring your ex to be involved in any new relationship for a minimum period of time — say five or six months — before they introduce the children to the new person. That being said, while it is entirely reasonable to be concerned about the impact of the new relationship on the children, some caution is warranted. Before you interfere with things, make sure that your concerns about the children are well-founded and are based on their interests rather than on your own emotional reaction to your ex's new relationship.
===Becoming an unmarried spouseNew spousal relationships===
Someone who is separated but still married can become someone's spouse in an unmarried relationship. Not everyone is in a rush to get divorced once a marriage breaks down, and some people don't get around to getting a divorce until many years after separation.