generally get the energies good/ better
Interesting you should mention energy - I think his girlfriend may be a partial key to the mystery myself. She was a victim of sexual abuse many years ago and has never quite moved away from the feelings involved.
She gives off a certain tangible energy that I reason would attract certain elements from the higher dimensional plains to her. I feel as though there is a leech attached to their relationship who chooses to further fear and take this energy for it's own pleasure.