Thank you for saying you believe it was a form of sexual assault. I wanted to pose this as a question but wasn’t sure how without sounding biased. I absolutely believe that without consent, it was a form of sexual assault. That is something that can warp someone’s mind for life. At the very least, they need professional intervention. I don’t think that will happen and I’m not sure it would fix anything. Both of them need to process their understanding of what a relationship is because what is going on there is sick. It’s really really dysfunctional on so many levels. I’m uncertain of Igor’s motives at this point as well. These two are definitely toxic with one another and are horrible partners. Nikki has no redeeming qualities to me at this point. Like you, all I see is an abuser trying to mold their victim into an imagined identity. Yeah, not a soap opera. Real humans facing real life consequences.