India, March 18 -- I don't have a single woman friend. Yes, you read this right. I am well on the other side of my forties and for the longest time, I regretted not having a girl only gang. And I happily say this in the past tense.

At school, I was really popular, in the 'cool gang,' as all schools have. I thought they were friendships that would last a lifetime, but they didn't.

Life happened, and teenage friendships faded away

I am a nineties teenager and I grew up, got married and had kids in the blink of an eye. Life to me was all about my husband, kids and family. Slowly, as my girls grew up, and my nest got empty, I missed the girlie moments we had and found myself craving female company.

After all, sisterhood was the way to be....