My boyfriend keeps sneaking out at night and refuses to explain – am I worrying too much?

DEAR DEIDRE: MY boyfriend keeps doing a disappearing act in the ­middle of the night but refuses to explain.

I moved in with him a year ago but over the past ­couple of months he is always trying to sneak off in the dead of night.

Sometimes he’s gone for ten minutes, other times it’s more like a couple of hours.

We’re both 28.

He won’t say where he’s going, just that he’ll be back soon.

We had a big argument about it and he said he doesn’t have to answer to anyone. Am I reading too much into it and worrying about nothing?

DEIDRE SAYS: There are lots of explanations for his midnight activity – he could be involved in drugs, another woman, or even stealing.

But one thing is for sure – it isn’t legitimate, or he wouldn’t hide it.

Tell him that you cannot stay in a relationship without honesty and if he has a problem you are ready to help.

But if he continues behaving like this, it’s over.