I dunno what all these people are on about, I see it too. The joke from the picture is literally him giving her the silent treatment as the joke.

To me, though, it was less icky and manipulative, but more, he’s cheating and doesn’t really give a shit about her. Like, my unease was more from his final response that seems universal for somebody who’s only in it for the ass. Which is basically the same thing, but still different. One is manipulative, the other is just that they’re aren’t on the same page about what their relationship is. Right? You can’t be manipulative if it’s really fucking obvious that you aren’t interested in what they’re saying and aren’t even trying to hide it. Well, you can… But… Yeah… okay, I tried; It’s gross and manipulative.