agreeing to date Privileged had been borne of my naivete, and had been a huge mistake. I became involved with Insecure because I had genuinely developed a deep connection with him – both emotional and physical. As opposed to being simple, however, the relationship was complicated by the impact of his insecurities, which were deep and damaging.

We continued to share a group of friends, and I had also made friends at Sixth Form. If I spent time with my Sixth Form friends, he would give me the silent treatment, because it made him insecure. He would become cross and accusatory. If I spent time with our mutual friends, he would give me the silent treatment, because he wanted to spend time with them without me. He would become dismissive and frustrated. It turned into a no-win situation for me, which trigg...

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