I agree he got caught being a bad person and had no way to respond except to go on the offense. I agree it's emotionally abusive and so proud of Rose for not falling for it and not letting him off the hook. He saw how she reacted when he asked her for an STD test. He was lucky to get another chance with her after that. He didn't even realize he was walking on thin ice and so clueless to be blown away that she was also evaluating whether she wanted him in her life.