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[quote=Anonymous]Agree that relationship with son comes first.  Suggest not bringing this guy around for a while, not even twice a month.  Give your son some time.  If you're going to marry this assistant coach (i.e. ring is on the finger), that would be a different situation.  I'd be cautious about finding a therapist for him to talk to.  Maybe a friend or parent of a friend would be willing and able to tactfully let your son talk in a non-obvious way.  When my parents divorced my mom found therapists (yes plural) for me and my siblings.  It was all weird.  I was 100% ok with their divorce.  I saw the fighting and physical abuse (there wasn't much, but I saw some of it).  So I 100% understood that divorce was a good thing. I couldn't figure out why complete strangers were asking my totally personal questions about how I felt about it all, like I was supposed to feel something.  That more than anything else weirded me out.  I was 11-13 at the time.  Granted, it sounds like your son is not ok with your divorce, but still, I worry the simple fact that you're sending him to a therapist may convey the impression you think there is something "wrong" with him that needs to be "fixed."  Grown adults have a hard enough time admitting they need help and that seeking a therapist is a sign of strength, not weakness.[/quote]

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