I confided in her about my ex, now she's dating him

Dear Coleen I'm a woman in my early 40s and my husband moved out a year ago, leaving me and my daughter in the family home.

It was his decision to leave he said he wasn't in love with me brutal) and that we were living separate lives already.

We were leading separate lives because he was always at work. He runs his own business and it’s always taken priority, so my daughter and I got used to him never being around.

I've been doing OK and rebuilding my life, but our divorce papers came through last week, which set me back. It felt real and I started panicking about the 4 4 future. But that wasn't what really threw me.

A few days after the divorce came through, my ex called and said hed got together with one of my closest friends. It felt like a knife to the heart.