This article was originally published in 2015.
The Telegraph's sex and relationships expert offers advice to a reader currently struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship.
My boyfriend and I just split up. I didn’t want to. He needed space and had some plans for work and travel alone. I agreed because I thought he’d change his mind and come back. Now I find out he’s moved in with a woman. I feel like everything we had meant nothing to him. The pain is unbearable. How do I cope with it? Should I ask him why he’s done this?
I am sorry to hear of your distress. Your letter’s made me realise how often, in advice giving when we talk about relationships breaking down, we’re so busy...