This wasn't about love, it was about sex. His wife was subservient to his demands. The entire episode even hosted Phillips friends in evenings of frolic as well. The entire mess is completely disgusting.
I don't know how Phillip managed to maintain control, but, he sure did. You'll never convince me of anything else. I shouldn't say I don't know how he managed to maintain control. I have a good guess. His wife 'enabled' his desire, otherwise, he would have ended up like most pedophiles, in prison or worse and the girls would have ended up dead. Phillip maintained control through permission garnered from his wife.
