Love, honour ...and obey

Amanda, 24

Pottering about the staff room, I spotted an unfamiliar face. ‘I’m Mihai, ’ he grinned.

It was August 2017, I was a care coordinator at a care home and Mihai, then 30, was our newbie.

He was friendly, made an effort to get to know me.

It felt nice to have someone to chat to.

Shy and lacking confidence, I was 20 and still living at home with my mum Karen, then 56.

Over the years, I’d struggled with depression.

I didn’t have many mates, and I’d never had a boyfriend.

Chatting with Mihai brought me out