Oof. I'll start by being fair to Hill and say that nothing I saw was anywhere close to illegal.
But it's all the hallmarks of an emotional abusive relationship. He wants her to change to his whims, he wants her isolated from her friends, he's overprotective against other men even colleagues of hers, he emotionally manipulates her with talks of breaking up if she won't listen, he insults her and belittles her with sarcastic quips while making himself out to be a martyr and victim and trying to get her to be completely reliant on him. And you can't say this is about personal beliefs because he was the one DMing her because of those "sexy photos" to start the relationship, it was about control and insecurity on his part.
And he also sleazy did it by bringing in faux therapy talk about "boundaries" and "triggers" while actually insulting her therapist.
Anyone who reads those text message and thinks those resemble any sense of a healthy relationship should probably have some self-reflection.
With that said, it was an unhealthy relationship that ended. Hopefully they both grew as people and Hill has matured and is in a healthy relationship with his new girlfriend.
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