I didn't see this coming!

[stevie c]

Good news, but if I were you, keep a strict hand on your purse. If he gambled away his family inheritance, yours could be next.

good point steve r as they say once a gambler always a gambler please be carefull english rose

[South-east boy]

I've now heard from my partner and it turns out he didn't say he wasn't coming. He was talking about his worries and she seems to have got the wrong end of the stick. He's spent a few days working through his doubts and now is definite that he's coming and nothing will stop him!
Thanks everyone for your support, it helped a lot.

That's great to hear and good luck to you both.