My lover finally left his wife after five years – but won’t tell his family about me

DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER five years of being his dirty little secret, I was delighted when my lover finally left his wife.

I even started dreaming of spending Christmas with him.

But that was six months ago, it’s another lonely festive period and he is no closer to telling his family about me.

I’m 37, my lover is 44, and we first met seven years ago at work.

I’d always had a crush on him, but our relationship was professional until the night of my leaving do.