I was a single dad for many years while raising my three kids, during a long dramatic divorce with their mom in another state. They're all grown now, and two of them have children of their own, and we're all best friends. It was good for them to know that I loved them and cared for them all through everything that was happening.
My daughter is the oldest (29 now) and I have two sons. Of these three, my daughter is truly one of my best buddies, enough so that my present wife used to get jealous sometimes that I am so close with her. We talk and text and joke around all the time, even though she lives really far away from me.
So, I think now is your time to bond with your daughter. She's the most important person in your life right now. You have a few years until she'll be a teenager, and you'll be challenged then for sure. We had our stomping, door slamming episodes at around 14, but it was short lived, she got over it.
Sure, it would have been better to keep the entire original family, but we all do what we've got to do when situations change. Do your best, and listen to her. She's a woman, after all, just a little one.
