While this is, of course, the ideal situation for a child to be raised in, I want to add that I see those parents who are asked to tolerate a new spouse or partner who was also instrumental in the destruction of their former relationship but are being asked to ‘make nice’, ‘for the sake of the children’ and fully validate their choices if they choose to be no contact with their former spouse and their affair partner. In some circumstances, parallel parenting is the best that can be expected.