2 Creative parenting after separation: Does it matter? 10 -- 3 Parenting pathways following separation 36 -- 4 What does marriage mean to us and how do cultural meanings affect how we behave towards our partners? 74 -- 5 'Misfit' relationships: Consequences for separation 98 -- 6 Ideas about separation: Some common confusions 123 -- 7 Building a creative parenting relationship 150 -- 8 Maintaining the creative parenting relationship 192