Dr. Bethany Marshall
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But at the same time, he was obsessed and preoccupied.
with Nicole.
He only wanted her.
And so we see with these guys, often they're pathologically jealous.
They feel betrayed all the time.
Even if the girl, the woman goes out, you know, maybe having lunch with her friends or something like that, he would feel betrayed and rejected.
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.