Dr. Bethany Marshall

And then

to get back at her, go have sex with other women.

That's a really common thing for sociopaths.

Nancy is part of the pattern of abuse, right?

Devalue the woman, shame her for her sexuality, humiliate her, embarrass her, try to take down her credibility in front of the children.

These are classic abuse signs.

Also trying to isolate the victim from sources of support.

So here she starts dating Keith.

They're having this romantic evening.

He bursts through the bedroom because what he's trying to do is assert dominance.

over Nicole and over Keith.

And he thinks that by separating them, he's gonna be able to separate them permanently.

Now, that really odd thing where he says, I'm a proud man, he turns reality on its head.

He's actually humiliating himself as well as her.

And then when he shakes hands with Keith, that's, I think, another dominance move.

He thinks that he's been successful in separating the two, getting them into different rooms.

shakes hands and leaves.

And I think he feels like he got his way and like he won.

What do you mean he won?

That he won.