 Despite the affairs , Sharaf writes that , as the newspaper campaign against Reich gained pace , he developed an intense jealousy toward Lindenberg , demanding that she not have a separate life of any kind . He even physically assaulted a composer with whom she was working . Lindenberg considered calling the police but decided Reich could not afford another scandal . His behaviour took its toll on their relationship , and when Reich asked her to accompany him to the United States , she said no . 
