It’s literally out of the abusers playbook. From a book everyone should read (especially the people thread), Lundy Bancroft’s “Why Does He Do That?” in the section about warning signs.

Because folks on these threads seem to desperately need it:

I switched from Spectrum (or Time Warner as it was then) to RCN eleven years ago, because the apartment complex I was moving into had a deal with RCN. Some goons from TW called several times to hustle me back to their service over the next few months, to the point where as soon as they I identified themselves I just…

There are degrees of emotional abuse and I think being this controlling and manipulative definitely qualifies. Also, this was just after a few months of dating. Imagine what it would look like after he’d gotten her to move in and had increasingly isolated her, maybe gotten her to give up her career with his weird ass…

Not if they need to be manipulative and controlling. Those aren’t legitimate needs or requirements, that’s emotional abuse. 

Um , that’s not what boundaries means and if you look at the texts they are chock full of manipulative behaviour and he basically weapon uses therapy speak to control her behavior.

As per the Justice Department website:

Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it not real. Read his messages again. 

Maybe Mike Pence’s wife has a sister?

I'll break up with you if you don't stop doing your job with half the population doesn't sound like a threat to you?

I think you should shut the fuck up and let people deal with their ongoing relationship trauma however they want. 

Since what he was demanding was extremely unhealthy, I’m not clear on who he’d be “compatible” with. 

She's a surfer, so probably knows a few Jonahs, with or without pet whales. 

I have a mobile device and nobody can reach me either because I don’t answer it.

Just my opinion, but Angela Bassett would've killed it!

One of the most amazing things about that episode is the sheer number of recognizable stars in one bottle episode without for one second getting that Ocean’s 11 effect where you see them all as stars and not as their characters.

I know it’s just a typo- and Kinja has no functional edit ability- but the image of being on a “peer” fishing makes me laugh.

“I don’t have a smart phone” seems like the modern version of “I don’t even own a TV”

Is it though? I’d rather read an article, chat with my friends, respond to a work email or play a game then sit around and look at randos while I wait for the doctor.

And I seriously don’t know how anyone can survive without one these days. No in the whole “I must have screen time constantly” way but just the fact that so much of the world revolves around having and using one.