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and fulfilling an emotional need.
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The other is submissive
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and displays obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
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We believe the stabbing in the chest is symbolic
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of unfulfilled sexual desire.
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Their M.O. is deteriorating, and this is evidenced by the fact
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that for the first time a victim successfully escaped.
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So they're improvising now,
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breaking their own rules and becoming even more reckless.
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This could cause a rift in the partnership,
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and it may result in changes
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or escalation to the torturous behavior.