noutishment power and control

I do sympathize with women who due to peer pressure are on starvation diets and struggle to emphasize with their life partners eating requirements when they get in from work for instance.. I've less sympathy for those who take it to the next level which is to realise that they have the power to deprive said partner of any fulfilling nourishment be it spiritual , joy or literal as they control both the kitchen and all the spaces in the house..

I have never really understood cruelty for the lust for power but it must be quite a rush because it's quite a common thing these days..