I'm almost certain that she had her previous boyfriend leave her after becoming successful or something similar, which is why she's trying to keep him tied down so he doesn't do the same.
(not really related to this chapter, but I didnt want to post it on page 6 of the previous ones while I was...
Man, i feel like I had a stroke reading this.
Also, is the author okay? I feel like this is similar to those "artist with dementia draws a self-portrait every month for 10 years" type shit.