My husband blames me for the breakdown of our marriage

He claims that he was forced to cheat after I stopped adoring him.

If I'd worked harder to respect, cherish and appreciate him, then he would still be in my bed.

I can't tell you how angry I am by his self-serving reasoning.

When we married 17 years ago, I'm the first to admit that I absolutely worshipped the ground he walked on.

I was impressed by his wealth and his confidence and found him very sexy and charming.

For the first few years of our marriage I did everything to please him.

I gave up work, dropped all my friends and cooked and cleaned like a woman possessed.

Then my mum died and I felt guilty as I wasn't with her at the end.

She left me a dying letter urging me to reclaim my life and be my own person.

Her words shook me to the core so I decided to go back into education.

My husband wasn't best pleased.