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I CAN’T get my boyfriend to move out of his mother’s house. We’ve been living here for four years and I feel like a caged animal. The irony is that we own a beautiful flat that we rent out to his sister and her girlfriend. I dream of living there myself, but he says we can’t afford it.

Things aren’t helped by his mother doing everything for him, ignoring me and treating him like a little prince. JANE SAYS: Insist your partner tells you what his timescale is regarding this plan. Point out that you co-own your property and you have to know where you stand because you’re not prepared to live like this for much longer.

If he’s too comfortable where he is and isn’t willing to cut the apron strings, then the place will have to be sold and the money split. You have to stand up for yourself if you are convinced that he’s taking advantage of you.