Boyfriend's mate is so lovely, I think I want him instead

I’m a woman in my 20s and I live in a flatshare with my boyfriend and his best friend from school. It was meant to be a short-term thing while my boyfriend and I saved up for a deposit to buy our own place. His friend, who’s single, was happy to rent a flat with friends rather than strangers too.

- Coleen Nolan

Dear Coleen

The arrangement has worked really well for all of us. My boyfriend often works late and sometimes does night shifts, so having his mate around has been good company for me.

We often have dinner together and watch a film when my boyfriend is at work and I’ve got to know him much better.

My dilemma is, he came home last week and told us he was moving out.

His older brother has bought somewhere and he plans to rent a room in his house because it’s nearer to work and his family.