Originally Posted by Cheddarcakes:
“Steven has used a well worn tactic for abusive men and control freaks on her. He has guilt tripped her , made her feel like she is 'hurting him' , that she is unreasonable in her behaviour and doesn't 'love him' as much as he does her. He has in essence trapped her and she has nowhere to go and noone to turn to
It's a disgusting tactic I witnessed in my own childhood with a father it took my mum 20 years to finally gather the courage to dump him and go it alone. Kim should run or someone should confront Steven”
Absolutely agree with this.
Anyone who has experienced a Sociopath close at hand, will recognise Steven's actions, and quite frankly, it's scary.
I believe that Kimberley has experienced abuse in one form or another, as she is so emotionally shut down. She also needs to be quite hard emotionally, due to her previous careers. It's not easy to do. But I would put more money on the being abused side, as she was almost pleading and begging with Helen to be listened to, when she was trying to explain that she would explain to her why she was shut down, after they are out. It is obviously something serious, or she would have spoken out without worry. It's obviously a bigger deal to her, than sex... although I felt that Steven had manipulated her into that act too.
I have had the misfortune to cross paths closely with 3 Sociopaths. They are very very capable of manipulating people into anything at all. Steven has all the traits.