Nearly 16 years ago, I ended a longstanding friendship. We'd known each other since senior school.

She was the boss in her marriage. Her husband unable to make many decisions for himself because of her attitude. She tried to dictate how I behaved in my relationship. That's when I began to question where the friendship was going.

The final straw came when my niece was born. We hadn't had much contact so it was around six weeks when friend contacted me. Despite having children herself, she was really sarcastic. It was then that I made the decision to call a halt. I never contacted her to explain so she obviously knew the friendship was over.