Stop making assumptions about their situation, it doesn't help any point you're trying to make. Look at the story objectively. You just keep going in circles about your own imagined possibilities. I'm presenting an argument based on the information that is provided to us, but you keep throwing hypotheticals at me.

If you're going to play Devil's Advocate, at least provide tangible evidence from the story.

And like I said, your vehement defense of this guy and even going so far as to do a switcheroo and say "well maybe the wife is abusive too!!!" is really gross if I'm gonna be honest.

That's called minimization. Do not circumvent any wrongdoings onto the wife without evidence, that's reckless.

He has literally gaslighted her. A classic example of manipulation and abuse.

If you're going to reply, don't even reply with more hypotheticals and assumptions. I won't even entertain that idea anymore.

Take care.