I gave my ex our house and half my savings, but now I feel resentful | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Your feelings are understandable. Exploring and accepting them may help you move on I was with my ex-partner for more than 20 years. We were mostly happy and I expected us to be together for life.

For well over half the relationship, I was the sole breadwinner and, at my ex’s request, managed our finances. We were reasonably well off, with savings and without a mortgage . We even had a holiday home, albeit a static caravan. I retired early, and the problems we had in our relationship grew . We had both loved travel, but I was repeatedly told we couldn’t afford it , which I knew was…