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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I remember what I used to say to myself when I had toddlers. It's a phase. It will pass. Give her time. No pressure, just be nice and don't react to her being cold. Things will get better.[/quote]
I agree.

She’s being silly and unreasonable, as some adolescents are wont to do. Be very courteous, but there is no need to change your plans.[/quote]

It's not silly and unreasonable to dislike, and not want to be around, a divorced parent's new partner. Normal and natural.

If you get divorced, you just have to accept "your future partner's kids will resent you" as a cost of doing business.

[quote]I think girls are harder than boys in this scenario most of the time.[/quote]

Probably girls resent their dad's girlfriend, but boys hate, hate, hate their mom's boyfriend. It is much harder to be a dad dealing with stepsons than to be a mom dealing with stepdaughters.[/quote]

+1 Just because the daughter doesn't like dad's new girlfriend doesn't make her immature. Children are people too. They are allowed their feelings. When adults don't like someone or care to engage they aren't considered immature. I get that in real life people divorce and move on, but those people also have to accept that their children't won't always be down for the ride. You can give it time, OP, but honestly, I don't think there's one magic blue pill that's going to make her warm up to you. [/quote]

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