If you had children with a man and you split ways, eventually he will have a new girlfriend in his life and you will eventually have a new man in yours.

When do you think the ideal time is to meet the new significant other? Before or after or the same time as the children? What would an ideal relationship look like for you? Would you want their phone number for just in case/emergency purposes? What information would you want to know upfront? What are appropriate or inappropriate conversation/questions for the first time you meet them?

What would be the best way to start off on the right foot and make it an easy transition? If you've been in this position before either as the girlfriend or the mother what was your first meeting/communication like? What worked and what didnt work?