I feel exhausted, lonely and hopeless and I cannot see a future for myself at all. I see the great advice and support that you lovely women give (actually I've given it too) and I hope that you can get me to pull myself out of the dumps I've put myself into. I'm 62, living in Europe. Two years ago my husband left me for someone else. He left a badly, half-renovated house that is now in a terrible state and the estate agent says it is probably unsalable for any decent price. Since my husband didn't have a job, I paid everything: the mortgage, bills etc. I can't afford to buy out my husband and renovate the house. His girlfriend says she can buy me out but they do not offer a fair price and my husband also refuses to pay for anything. He asks for half of the 10,000 quid my parents left me (they both died just before he left), as well as a large share of my pension. He's entitled to it too, even though he refused to get a job himself. This goes on and on and I don't see an end to it. So at 62 I cannot get a mortgage, even though I have a good job and work hard, rented houses are very expensive and I see myself somewhere horrible and depressing. I would love to fall in love again. I'm not bad looking but I'm 62, don't speak the language much here, and there are few decent men around of my age. If they're decent they want a woman half their age. I have no sisters or brothers. I have few friends nearby.I feel so lonely, old and depressed. Your advice please! Although I would not commit suicide I don't really know how or why to carry on.