“I haven’t got time.” I used to use this excuse a lot. Where would I fit a commitment to anything other than work, sleep and homelife? I didn’t have time for the gym, for hobbies, for phone calls to family and friends, for building the business I desperately wanted to move into full time but had put minimal effort into.

I was in what I would describe as a ‘covert’ abusive relationship for the best part of 10 years, covert because nobody, not even I, recognised it as abusive.

Relationships definitely have their benefits and if it’s a 2.4 stable family environment you’re looking for then please continue looking but, in the meantime, are you enjoying your single life?