A friend of mine recently posted a comment on Facebook that was met with much sympathy and understanding from those who commented on it.

"Where the hell are all the decent men?"

A simple post – and a sentiment that we've probably all heard hundreds of times before in various different forms. In a former life, I would have nodded and thought how unfortunate her situation was, how frustrated she must be – before moving on and continuing with my life.

However, having now worked with many men in my professional role as a life coach, my instinct was to stop and take a closer look at what her comment actually meant – and what motivated the women in happy marriages, women with brothers, sons, nephews, to respond with Facebook Likes and agreement.